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How does molecular shape affect polarity?

Answer

Polarity :: 


The polarity of a molecule defines its other physical properties such as melting point, boiling point, surface tension, vapor pressure etc... Simply, polarity occurs when the electron distribution in a molecule is asymmetric. This results in a net dipole moment in the molecule. One end of the molecule is charged negative while the other gets a positive charge.


 


The polarization of a molecule greatly depends on the shape of the molecule. A diatomic molecule like HF mentioned above has no issue of shape. The net dipole moment is only due to the uneven distribution of electrons between the two atoms. However, when there are more than two atoms involved in making a bond, there are many complexities.


 


The water molecule is of bent shape. Therefore, when the two pair of electrons shared by oxygen with two hydrogen atoms is pulled towards oxygen, the net dipole moment results in the direction of the oxygen atom. There is no other force to cancel out the resultant dipole moment. Hence, the water molecule is highly polar.


 


Ammonia molecule is of a pyramid shape and the electronegative N atom pulls the electrons towards itself. The three N-H bonds are not in the same plane; hence the dipole moments created do not get canceled out. This makes ammonia a polar molecule.


 


However, the dipole moments sometimes get canceled due to the shape of the molecules, making the molecule non-polar. Carbon dioxide is such a molecule.

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4 1953
Q:

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The coach said, "Don’t move, boys."

A) The coach told to the boys don't move. B) The coach said to the boys not to be moving.
C) The coach asked the boys not to move. D) The coach told to them, don't move boys.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The coach asked the boys not to move.

Explanation:
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0 1953
Q:

The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be changed overtime.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

The law of conservation of mass states that in any closed system the mass of the system is neither created nor destroyed over time i.e, the mass cannot be changed overtime.


 


Hence, the given statement is true.

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3 1952
Q:

What turns everything around without moving?

Answer

The Mirror can turn everything around without moving.

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2 1952
Q:

Difference between Union and Union all?

Answer

The difference between Union and Union all is that Union all will not eliminate duplicate rows, instead it just pulls all rows from all tables fitting your query specifics and combines them into a table. A UNION statement effectively does a SELECT DISTINCT on the results set.

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1 1951
Q:

Father of Civil Service in India?

A) Lord Carnwallis B) Sir Charles Metcalfe
C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Dalhousie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Carnwallis

Explanation:

Father of Civil Service in India is Lord Carnwallis.

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Q:

July 14 is celebrated every year as a national holiday in France. On this day in 1789, 

A) The member of the third estate declared themselves the National Assembly B) Workers, peasants and other non propertied classes were given political rights
C) Napoleon become the Emperor D) The fall of Bastille took place
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The fall of Bastille took place

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0 1951
Q:

When was Zoroastrianism founded?

A) 4th century BCE B) 6th century BCE
C) 8th century BCE D) 10th century BCE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6th century BCE

Explanation:

Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest extant religions. It is the ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran that survives there in isolated areas and, more prosperously, in India, where the descendants of Zoroastrian Iranian (Persian) immigrants are known as Parsis, or Parsees.

 

The Iranian prophet and religious reformer Zarathustra flourished before the 6th century BCE more widely known outside Iran as Zoroaster is traditionally regarded as the founder of the religion.

 

Zoroastrianism contains both monotheistic and dualistic features. It likely influenced the other major Western religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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1 1951