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A molecule like dichloromethane clearly has two bond dipoles (C-Cl) but no molecular dipole (b/c the two bond dipoles cancel out), so wouldnt the molecule be symmetric and thus, have a dipole moment of 0?
in berk review, it says dichloromethane is asymmetric with a bond dipole. how do you explain this?
and since it depends on the arrangement of atoms about the central atom, how can you tell what configuration the mlc should be in and thus, if the bond dipoles cancel to yield a dipole moment of 0?
in berk review, it says dichloromethane is asymmetric with a bond dipole. how do you explain this?
and since it depends on the arrangement of atoms about the central atom, how can you tell what configuration the mlc should be in and thus, if the bond dipoles cancel to yield a dipole moment of 0?