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Grade 12th PassPhysical Chemistry

a diatomic molecule has a dipole moment of 1.2D.if its bond distance is 1A. what fraction of an electronic charge,e exist on each atom.

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13 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of sanskar gupta
13 Years ago

1.2*3.33*10exp-30=10exp-10*k*e

1.2*3.33*10exp-30=10exp-10*k*1.6*10exp-19

k=0.249

fraction of charge e=0.249

ans=0.249

Profile image of Saurabh Anand
13 Years ago

0.6......dipole moment equals to charge on body and distance between them....both body have equal charge in magnitude...