Polarity Flashcards
All bonds share electrons_____
equally or unequally
what does dipole δ mean?
partial charge
What bonds have partial charges?
Covalent, polar covalent
What bonds don’t have partial charges?
ionic
electronegativity
the ability of an atom to attract electrons
How to determine the nature of a bond?
Find the electronegativity difference and minus them
Higher EN - Lower EN
Nonpolar Covalent Bonds are
electrons shared evenly
Polar Covalent bonds are
Atom with a higher EN that is partially negative and another atom with lower EN which is partially positive
Ionic Bonds are
the attraction is so strong, the electrons completely transfer
Polarity of Molecules is
a polar molecule is a molecule that has one end of the molecule that is slightly positive and the other slightly negative due to the unequal distribution of electrons
How to determine molecular polarity
the polarity of the bond
shape of the molecule
What is the symmetry of the molecules
can be defined as a balance or regular arrangement of the atoms within the molecule
Polar Molecules requirements/description
-must have polar bonds
Creating a partial positive end and a partial negative end
-Found in asymmetrical molecule/. has asymmetrically distribution of charges
Nonpolar Molecules requirements/description
-have nonpolar bonds or polar bonds that are evenly distributed throughout the entire molecule
-Symmetrial distribution of charges
If a molecule doesn’t contain any polar covalent bonds then it is
nonpolar molecule