(a)
Interpretation:
The molecule, methylacetamide is polar or not has to be identified.
Concept Introduction:
The unequal distribution of shared electrons caused by differences in electronegativity between bonded atoms is called bond polarity.
A molecule is non-polar, if the charge distribution is symmetric and a molecule is polar if the charge distribution is asymmetric.
I a molecule us symmetric in shape it is said to be non-polar. If a molecule is not regular, it is said to be polar.
(b)
Interpretation:
The expected position of positive and negative charges in methylacetamide has to be predicted and also identify whether the electrostatic potential surface confirm the prediction.
Concept Introduction:
Electrostatic potential surface or maps are known as molecular electrical potential surfaces, that illustrates the charge distributions of molecules three dimensionally.
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