Decide whether each molecule or polyatomic ion is polar or nonpolar. If the molecule or polyatomic ion is polar, write the chemical symbol of the atom closest to the negative side. For example, if the molecule were HCl and you decided the hydrogen atom was closest to the negative side of the molecúle, you'd enter "H" in the last column of the table. molecule or polyatomic ion polar or nonpolar? atom closest to negative side O polar O nonpolar CH,F O polar Cl, O nonpolar O polar HCN O nonpolar

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Decide whether each molecule or polyatomic ion is polar or nonpolar.
If the molecule or polyatomic ion is polar, write the chemical symbol of the atom closest to the negative side. For example, if the molecule
were HCl and you decided the hydrogen atom was closest to the negative side of the molecule, you'd enter "H" in the last column of the
table.
molecule or
polyatomic ion
polar or
nonpolar?
atom closest to
negative side
O polar
CH,F
O nonpolar
O polan
Cl,
O nonpolar
O polar
HCN
O nonpolar
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Transcribed Image Text:Decide whether each molecule or polyatomic ion is polar or nonpolar. If the molecule or polyatomic ion is polar, write the chemical symbol of the atom closest to the negative side. For example, if the molecule were HCl and you decided the hydrogen atom was closest to the negative side of the molecule, you'd enter "H" in the last column of the table. molecule or polyatomic ion polar or nonpolar? atom closest to negative side O polar CH,F O nonpolar O polan Cl, O nonpolar O polar HCN O nonpolar Explanation Check
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Polar molecules are those molecules which have a net dipole moment in the molecule while non-polar molecules are those which have net dipole moment of zero.

 

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