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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Why dipole moment of P-HYDROXY PHENOL IS NON ZERO although it is symmetrical?

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

parahydroxy phenol dipole moment is non zero but it is symmetrical because it is involved in inter molecular hydrogen bonding

intermolecular hydrogen bonding :- hydrogen bonding takes place in between two diff molecule or same molecule

hydrogen bondind:- bonding takes place b/w carbon & hetero atoms like oxygen sulphur& fluorine

 

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