is CH2Cl2 polar or non polar?

[themrn]

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As far as i know, CH2Cl2 is tetrahedral which makes 109.5 degree. 2 Cls don't cancel each other, which makes it polar.

but Crack DAT science g.chem saids its non-polar -_-

is this some kind of error? or... ??

 

[aznnytezx]

Draw the Lewis structure ? Putting carbon in the middle ? It seems symmetrical..

 

[aznnytezx]

I mean the chlorine does pull the electrons away from carbon, but there are one each side. That means, no dipole moment because it was canceled.

 

[hurley]

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[aznnytezx]

Whoops ! I haven't looked at chemistry yet.

 

[Xo1991]

beware of just looking at the line model. think of the tetrahedral shape. no matter where you "put" the Chlorines, the molecule will always end up having a dipole moment, therefore it is polar

 

[themrn]

thanks for confirming!!!!

CRACK DAT science -_-............... i guess i won't look at them anymore lol

 

[gn4]

yea...it's polar. There was a similar question in Destroyer that I missed because I drew the lines. You have to look at the Tetrahedral shape