2 299678 Mar 4, 2010 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad If molecule is tetrahedral, dipoles always do not cancel? is this true?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad If molecule is tetrahedral, dipoles always do not cancel? is this true?
J JBarr29 Full Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 15, 2008 Messages 132 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Dental Student Mar 4, 2010 #2 kpark102 said: If molecule is tetrahedral, dipoles always do not cancel? is this true? Click to expand... If you're asking if a tetrahedral can be polar then yes. All dipoles do not always cancel Upvote 0 Downvote
kpark102 said: If molecule is tetrahedral, dipoles always do not cancel? is this true? Click to expand... If you're asking if a tetrahedral can be polar then yes. All dipoles do not always cancel
R redchesus Full Member 15+ Year Member Joined Oct 13, 2007 Messages 685 Reaction score 379 Points 4,646 Dentist Mar 4, 2010 #3 yeah, actually the only time a tetrahedral molecule ISN'T polar is when all 4 substituents are the same thing the bond angles aren't 180, so even if you have two of the same substituent on opposite sides, they're not diametric Upvote 0 Downvote
yeah, actually the only time a tetrahedral molecule ISN'T polar is when all 4 substituents are the same thing the bond angles aren't 180, so even if you have two of the same substituent on opposite sides, they're not diametric
