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Which of the following is polar? PCl_(5) BH_(3) SCl_(4) SF_(6)

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Which of the following is polar?
PCl_(5)
BH_(3)
SCl_(4)
SF_(6)

Which of the following is polar? PCl_(5) BH_(3) SCl_(4) SF_(6)

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<p> SCl4</p>

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<p> Polar molecules happen if there is an electronegativity difference between the atoms. For the structure of the molecule to be polar, there will have to be a net dipole moment. Though PCl5 is a polar molecule intrinsically, because of its symmetrical trigonal bipyramidal shape, the net dipole gets to a value of zero, effectively creating a nonpolar molecule. BH3 is nonpolar mainly because the molecule has a trigonal planar structure and is symmetrical; meaning, net abge vectors constantly meet at the center, and a net cumulative dipole never forms. SCl4 has a pyramid with one lone pair forming a asymmetrical structure creating a net dipole, making it polar. SF6, having six electron clouds to make an octahedral shape, has any two opposite dipoles will cancel out for the molecule to be a nonpolar compound, which blows down to symmetrical structure.</p>
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