{"id":183475,"date":"2025-01-16T13:31:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=183475"},"modified":"2025-01-16T13:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:31:55","slug":"organic-of-the-following-which-has-a-zero-dipole-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/16\/organic-of-the-following-which-has-a-zero-dipole-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic of the following which has a zero dipole moment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Organic of the following which has a zero dipole moment\u2026 CO2, Cl2C=CCl2, HOCH2CH2OH, HCl2CCHCl2 OR ALL HAVE ZERO DIPOLE MOMENTS? AND WHY?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>CO\u2082<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A molecule&#8217;s dipole moment depends on its shape and the arrangement of polar bonds. Let\u2019s evaluate each molecule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CO\u2082 (Carbon dioxide)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Geometry: Linear (O=C=O).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bond polarity: C=O bonds are polar because oxygen is more electronegative than carbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symmetry: The two polar C=O bonds are arranged in opposite directions and cancel each other out due to the linear geometry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dipole moment: Zero<\/strong> (net dipole cancels out).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cl\u2082C=CCl\u2082 (Tetrachloroethene)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Geometry: Planar (sp\u00b2 hybridized carbons, with chlorines symmetrically placed around the double bond).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bond polarity: C-Cl bonds are polar because chlorine is more electronegative than carbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symmetry: The molecule is symmetric, so the dipoles cancel each other out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dipole moment: Zero<\/strong> (symmetry cancels net dipole).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>HOCH\u2082CH\u2082OH (Ethylene glycol)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Geometry: Nonlinear and flexible due to the hydroxyl groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bond polarity: O-H bonds are highly polar, and the two hydroxyl groups are not symmetrically arranged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symmetry: Asymmetry causes the dipoles to not cancel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dipole moment: Non-zero<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>HCl\u2082C-CHCl\u2082 (1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Geometry: Nonlinear (sp\u00b3 carbons, tetrahedral arrangement around each carbon).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bond polarity: C-Cl bonds are polar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symmetry: The molecule lacks sufficient symmetry for dipole cancellation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dipole moment: Non-zero<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both <strong>CO\u2082<\/strong> and <strong>Cl\u2082C=CCl\u2082<\/strong> have <strong>zero dipole moments<\/strong> due to their symmetry, which cancels out the polar bonds&#8217; effects. However, only CO\u2082 is guaranteed to have a zero dipole moment regardless of its phase or rotation, making it the most unambiguous answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organic of the following which has a zero dipole moment\u2026 CO2, Cl2C=CCl2, HOCH2CH2OH, HCl2CCHCl2 OR ALL HAVE ZERO DIPOLE MOMENTS? AND WHY? The Correct Answer and Explanation is : The correct answer is CO\u2082. Explanation: A molecule&#8217;s dipole moment depends on its shape and the arrangement of polar bonds. Let\u2019s evaluate each molecule: Conclusion: Both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183475\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}