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Interpretation:
Which of the given two molecules has a higher dipole moment has to be found.
Concept Introduction:
The term dipole moment refers to the quantitative measure of polarity of a bond. It is represented as
For example:
The diatomic molecule
The crossed arrow represents the direction of the shift of electrons towards the highly electronegative chlorine atom form the least electronegative hydrogen atom.
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