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Polar. Cl has two nonbonding electron pairs, since there are 28 valence electrons. Each F takes 6 and uses 2 in a bond to Cl, so that accounts for 24 and the remaining 4 go into the nonbonding pairs resulting in a T-Shaped geometry.

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ClF3 is a polar molecule because the chlorine trifluoride molecule has a trigonal bipyramidal molecular shape with the chlorine atom in the center. The fluorine atoms are arranged asymmetrically around the central chlorine atom which leads to an uneven distribution of charge and creates a net dipole moment.

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ClF3 is polar. The physical shape of the molecule is almost T-shaped and therefore given the two lone pairs of electrons also present on the molecule, the charge does not centre itself on the central atom. This means that ClF3 is polar.

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The molecule is polar because, even though the dipole moments of the C-Cl interactions cancel each other out, the H-C interaction has a more electronegative C and causes the entire molecule to be polar.

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βˆ™ 16y ago

polar because Cl and F have different pulls.

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PF2Cl3 is nonpolar

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βˆ™ 11y ago

Polar!

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polar

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