Draw the molecular dipole or demonstrate the symmetrical cancellation of vectors in the following molecule, and describe it as polar or nonpolar.        BF3

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Draw the molecular dipole or demonstrate the symmetrical cancellation of vectors in the following molecule, and describe it as polar or nonpolar.

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OA. nonpolar
F.
B-F
OB. nonpolar
FT
F-BF
Oc. polar
OD. polar
F
-B
OE. polar
OF. nonpolar
F1
F
F
OG. nonpolar
Он. polar
-F
B.
Transcribed Image Text:OA. nonpolar F. B-F OB. nonpolar FT F-BF Oc. polar OD. polar F -B OE. polar OF. nonpolar F1 F F OG. nonpolar Он. polar -F B.
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