is CH2Cl2 polar or non polar?

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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... ??

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Draw the Lewis structure ? Putting carbon in the middle ? It seems symmetrical..
 
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.
 
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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
 
thanks for confirming!!!!

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