The four bonds of carbon tetrachloride (CCI4) are polar, but the molecule is nonpolar because the bond polarity is canceled by the symmetric tetrahedral shape. When other atoms substitute for some of the Cl atoms, the symmetry is broken and the molecule becomes polar. Use Figure 9.20 to rank the following molecules from the least polar to the most polar: CH2Br2, CF2CI2, CH,F2, CH2CI2, CBr4, CF2B12. (Type your answer using the format NH4 for NH4.) CBr4 < CF2B12 1x < CF2C12 x < CH2B12 CH2C12 x

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The four bonds of carbon tetrachloride (CCI4) are polar, but the molecule is nonpolar because the bond polarity is canceled by the symmetric tetrahedral shape. When other atoms substitute for some of the Cl atoms, the symmetry is
broken and the molecule becomes polar. Use Figure 9.20 to rank the following molecules from the least polar to the most polar: CH,Br2, CF2CI2, CH2F2, CH2CI2, CBR4, CF2B12. (Type your answer using the format NH4 for NH4.)
CB14
CF2BR2
x < CF2C2
< CH2B12
< CH2C12
< CH2F2
Transcribed Image Text:The four bonds of carbon tetrachloride (CCI4) are polar, but the molecule is nonpolar because the bond polarity is canceled by the symmetric tetrahedral shape. When other atoms substitute for some of the Cl atoms, the symmetry is broken and the molecule becomes polar. Use Figure 9.20 to rank the following molecules from the least polar to the most polar: CH,Br2, CF2CI2, CH2F2, CH2CI2, CBR4, CF2B12. (Type your answer using the format NH4 for NH4.) CB14 CF2BR2 x < CF2C2 < CH2B12 < CH2C12 < CH2F2
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