Two main things generally determine whether a bond is polar or nonpolar. One is the electronegativity of the elements, the other is the geometric shape of the molecules formed. How do we determine the geometric shape? For example, if you have three atoms, it can either be linear, like H-Be-H, or bent, like H/O\H. If it's linear, there's a good chance of it being, nonpolar, if it's bent, it's probably polar. So it's important. Or you could have 4 atoms, and they could either be Planar, Triangular, or Pyramidal. What determines which geometric shape it is?
2007-08-20
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