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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Which is most polar?

(A)CH2Cl2

(B)CHCl3

(C)CCl4

Profile image of Apoorva  Mudgal
16 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of askiitians expert khajavali
16 Years ago

polar is nothing but having a pair of equal & opposite charges

how to determined if the molecule is polar or non polar in the question ?

if the electro negativities of the two atoms has a difference of 0.3 or less then the bond is non polar

if the electronegativities of the two atoms has a difference of greater than 0.3 or less than 0.7 then the bond is polar

if the two values have a greater than 1.7 than the bond is ionic which is very very polar

 apply above concept to the question out of three option CHCl3 is more polar