Polar and NonPolar Molecules: How To Tell If a Molecule is Polar or Nonpolar

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    • @Fakrratikhan1212
      @Fakrratikhan1212 9 місяців тому

      Phosphorus pentachloride is non polar...while phosphorus Trichloride is polar molecule but you mistakenly spoken It is non polar..

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  • @authybonita6867
    @authybonita6867 5 років тому +2808

    There's also the SNAP method. He discussed it but just so you remember,
    Symmetry = Non-polar
    Asymmetry = Polar

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    • @TheVileRuler
      @TheVileRuler 4 роки тому +42

      Dion Advincula water polar because one side is more negative than another, the hydrogens want to give their electrons to oxygen due to its higher electronegativity. when something is polar it has a side that’s more negative than the others and because oxygen is more negative then the hydrogens it forms a point of negativity.
      O < H
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  • @truespork7242
    @truespork7242 8 років тому +876

    I searched through tons of videos to find something explaining if how a molecule was polar or non polar, this video was the last one I needed because it helped so much, due to the fact that it was quick and showed easy ways to find its polarity. THANK YOU & keep up the good work

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      The Organic Chemistry Tutor why is BF3 non-polar and NF3 is polar?

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      B doesnt have 8 electrons around it its an exception(it only needs 6 electrons) , i think the rest of the elements needs 8 electrons. therefor it DOESNT have the lone pair to form a trigonal pyramidal,it will form a trigonal planer . N needs 8 so therefore i will have a lone pair of electrons which WILL form a trigonal pyramidal

    • @michaelcheverie7579
      @michaelcheverie7579 6 років тому +7

      hanna issa BF3 is a trigonal planar (2Dim.) molecule with no unbonded pairs of electrons. In NH3 the N atom has sp3 hybridization, making it a 3Dim. tetrahedron. Tetrahedral atoms have, potentially, up to four bonding locations. In NH3, three of those locations on the nitrogen are occupied by hydrogen atoms. The fourth location is occupied by a pair of unbonded electrons. The unbonded pair tends to push the other bonded pairs away. The unbonded pair has a very strong negative aspect, whereas the negative aspect of the other three bonded pairs are "diluted" by the more positive hydrogen atoms to which they are connected. Therefore, the end of the NH3 molecule with the unbonded pair will be more negative than the opposite end. This makes the molecule polar.

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  • @ieblazed
    @ieblazed 4 роки тому +634

    You can also use Electronegativity Ranges
    Nonpolar Covalent = 0 - 0.5
    Polar Covalent = 0.5 - 1.7
    Ionic = 1.7 - higher

    • @simmy4619
      @simmy4619 3 роки тому +5

      Ionic bonds considered polar or non-polar?

    • @heyheyheyhey376
      @heyheyheyhey376 3 роки тому +66

      @@simmy4619 if i'm not mistaken, polar and non-polar are just for covalent, so ionic bond is neither of them.. ionic is charged while polar and non-polar are partially charged ( that's why it is delta + or delta - ).. correct me if i'm wrong

    • @simmy4619
      @simmy4619 3 роки тому +16

      @@heyheyheyhey376 ahh that makes sense. I think you’re right. So if the EN difference is equal to or greater than 1.7, it’s not sharing electrons, rather using the give and take method

    • @catalinaperry4665
      @catalinaperry4665 3 роки тому +26

      Polar and non polar bonds do not equate to polar and non polar molecules. Polar bonds can be a polar or a non polar molecules, whereas non polar bonds is only non polar molecules.

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      @@heyheyheyhey376 But how can I calculate for Ethanol? I know Ethanol is non-polar.....but how should I calculate this like other covalent bonds by electronegativity?

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  • @polonaise007
    @polonaise007 8 років тому +1

    Thank you! My teacher wasn't too cl;ear about this subject and this video helped me a lot!

  • @ravannahselan4928
    @ravannahselan4928 5 років тому +24

    Still don’t understand the whole symmetry thing or cancellation

    • @Mariusesp
      @Mariusesp 5 років тому

      symmetry means unequal

    • @l6119
      @l6119 5 років тому +27

      Tech Rogers doesn’t it mean the opposite?

    • @ebunamarypauline2171
      @ebunamarypauline2171 4 роки тому

      @@Mariusesp no it means equal

    • @Mariusesp
      @Mariusesp 4 роки тому

      @@ebunamarypauline2171 oh right i didnt notice it sry i forgot to write assemtry

  • @johnwamae8140
    @johnwamae8140 2 місяці тому

    Timeless tutor, thank you for always making chemistry understandable