11. Bonding & Molecular Structure
Coulomb's Law
15PRACTICE PROBLEM
Hydrogen bromide (HBr) has a dipole moment of 0.827 D and a bond length of 1.41 Angstrom. Given that bromine is more electronegative than hydrogen, determine the charge on the hydrogen atom relative to the charge of an electron.
Hydrogen bromide (HBr) has a dipole moment of 0.827 D and a bond length of 1.41 Angstrom. Given that bromine is more electronegative than hydrogen, determine the charge on the hydrogen atom relative to the charge of an electron.
ANSWERS OPTIONS
A
–0.122
B
+0.122
C
–0.115
D
+0.115
E
–0.042
F
+0.042