There is this one question that akss for the sum of bond dipoles. I don't understand that at all. What is the question asking? I thought I was figuring out if the difference between the dipoles and if I got a 0 then the molecule would be non-polar and if I got anything greater than 0 then the molecule would be polar. Could someone please clarify this? Thanks :)
You need to type the entire question. I'm not sure what it means.
Basically it gives me a formula like Ch3Cl and it says to draw the lewis structure and the VSEPR name. The it asks for the number of bonded atoms and number of lone pairs the molecule geometry, whether or not there are polar bonds, the sum of bond dipoles and whether the molecule is polr or not. So this is what I wrote for CH3Cl.
VSEPR Name: AX4
Bonded atoms: 4
Lone Pairs: 0
Molecular Shape: tetrahedral
Polar Bonds: YES
Sume of Bond dipoles: the options are =0, not = 0 or N/A
Polar Molecule: YES