Polar Covalent Bonds and Polar Molecules (HSC SSCE Chemistry): Flashcards

Covalent bonds with unequally shared electrons

Partial charges, smaller than full electron/proton charges

Atom's ability to attract bonding electrons towards itself

Equal but opposite charges separated in space

Molecules with a net dipole that doesn't cancel out

Determines if dipoles add up or cancel out

Polar; bent shape causes dipoles to add, not cancel

Non-polar; tetrahedral shape makes dipoles cancel completely

Fluorine

1. Identify polar bonds 2. Check if dipoles cancel via shape