Ocl2 Polar Or Nonpolar
Chemistry helps Why is OCl2 polar? 3
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Two things are required for a molecule to be polar:
1: Bonds should be polar (atoms should have different electronegativity).
This condition exists, the electronegativity for O = 3.5 and Cl = 2.8.
2: The geometry of the molecule must be disproportionate.
That condition exists.
The molecule will be V-shaped like water.
At the end of V there is a slight negative charge because O attracts more electrons.
Both ends of the V (Cls) are left with a slightly positive charge.
There is a difference in electronegativity. Or make more electronegative and a dopole. Oxygen is slightly negatively charged and chlorine is slightly positively charged.
This is possible because OCl2, like H2O, is curved (V-shaped) with a bond angle of 104.5 degrees, so dupole moments cannot cancel each other out.
