A classmate of yours is convinced that he knows everything about electronegativity. (a) In the case of

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A classmate of yours is convinced that he knows everything about electronegativity.

(a) In the case of atoms X and Y having different electronegativities, he says, the diatomic molecule X—Y must be polar. Is your classmate correct?

(b) Your classmate says that the farther the two atoms are apart in a bond, the larger the dipole moment will be. Is your classmate correct?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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