13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces

Determine if the compound of BCl₂F is polar or nonpolar.

Determine if phosphorus trihydride, PH₃, is polar or nonpolar.

Which of the following compounds is/are nonpolar?

I. COF₂                    II. ICl₂^–                    III. XeF₄                    IV. C₈H₁₈

Determine if disulfur dichloride, S₂Cl₂, is polar or nonpolar.

CH3F is a polar molecule, even though the tetrahedral geometry often leads to nonpolar molecules. Explain.

For each molecule, specify the polarity of the bonds and the overall polarity of the molecule.

why does the presence of lone pair electrons contribute to the polarity of a water molecule?

N₂O polar or nonpolar

Determine the electron geometry (eg), molecular geometry (mg), and polarity of SO₃.

Is N₂O polar or nonpolar?

What kind of charge would the oxygen atom have compared to the hydrogen atoms?

The molecular geometry of the PF₃ molecule is ________, and this molecule is ________.

Given six molecules, identify the molecules with polar bonds and the molecules that are polar.

Which of the following compounds are polar: CBr₄, XeF₂, SCl₄, BrF₃, CH₃OH

In a water molecule, which atom has the strongest attraction for shared electrons?

Classify these molecules as polar or nonpolar. Drag each item to the appropriate bin.

Which of the molecules below will be polar? CS₂, BF₃, SO₂, CH₃Br

Which species has a net dipole moment (i.e., are polar overall)? Select all that apply.

Classify these molecules as polar or nonpolar. Drag each item to the appropriate bin.

Look up the structure for chlorophyll b. do you expect it to be more or less polar.

Choose the compound below that contains at least one polar covalent bond, but is nonpolar.

Water is an unique substance. Which of the following is false regarding water ?

Consider BF₃, SO₃, and XeO₃. Which of these molecules is considered to be polar?

Because water has one side positively charged and one side negatively charged it is considered