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Polarity of Molecules

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Polarity of Molecules

3/8/2023
Learning Objectives:
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. differentiate polar and nonpolar bonds;
2. determine the polarity of chemical bonds between
atoms using the concept of electronegativity;
3. familiarize with the different molecular shapes;
4. explain how polarity of bonds and molecular
geometry affects the polarity of molecules.
Recall
• You learned that atoms combine to form molecules or
compounds thus making them more stable by achieving a
stable configuration satisfying the Octet Rule.
• You learned about chemical bonds or intramolecular forces
and its three types such as ionic, covalent and metallic and
the writing of Lewis dot symbol.
• You have learned the concepts of electronegativity and you
were briefly introduced to the topic polarity of molecules
using the electronegativity values.
Activity 1:
Write the Lewis Dot Structure and tell whether the compound below is
an ionic compound (IC) or covalent compound (CC) based on the
type of chemical bond present for each compound.
1. NaCl 6. N2O
2. CO2 7. PCl5
3. CaCl2 8.KBr
4. CCl4 9. HCl
5. Fe2O3 10.AlCl3
Ionic Bond since a transfer of electron occurred.
Therefore, NaCl is an Ionic Compound
Activity 1:

• NaCl, CaCl2, Fe2O3,KBr, and AlCl3 are all ionic


compound
• CO2, CCl4, N2O, PCl5 and HCl are covalent
compounds
Activity 2:
Determine the 6. K 14.N
electronegativity of 7. Ca 15.O
each atom.
8. Sc 16.Ta
1. H 9. Ti 17.W
2. Li 10.V 18.Ra
3. Be 11.Cr 19.Hg
4. Na 12.B 20.Pb
5. Mg
13.C
Polarity of Bonds and Electronegativity
• Electronegativity (EN) measures the relative
tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself
when chemically combined with another atom.
• The higher the value of EN, the more it tends to
attract electron towards itself.
Pauling Electronegativity values of some elements
Type of bond based on electronegativity
difference (∆EN) of bonded atoms
Example 1:
Predict what type of bond is present between the following
pairs of atoms by determining their electronegativity
difference.
1. Ca and Cl
Solution:
ENCa = 1.0
ENCl = 3.0
(∆EN) = 1.0 – 3.0 = │-2.0│= 2.0 → ionic bond
Example 2:
2. Cl and Cl
Solution:
ENCl = 3.0
ENCl = 3.0
(∆EN) = 3.0 – 3.0 = 0 → Non Polar Covalent bond
Practice Activity

Predict what type of bond is present


between the following pairs of atoms by
determining their electronegativity
difference.
1.H and Cl
2.S and O
3.C and N
1. ENH = 2.1 (∆EN) = 2.1 – 3.0 = │-0.9│= 0.9
ENCl= 3.0
*polar covalent bond
2. ENS= 2.5 (∆EN) = 2.5 – 3.5 = │-1.0│= 1.0
ENO = 3.5
* polar covalent bond
3. ENC= 2.5 (∆EN) = 2.5 – 3.0 = │-0.5│= 0.5
ENN = 3.0
* polar covalent bond
Points to remember
• A polar covalent bond is formed when electrons are shared
unequally by two atoms in a compound.
• The bonded pair of atoms form an electric dipole.
• Dipole means “two poles” which means that a molecule has
one positive end and one negative end.
• In this type of bond, the atom with the higher EN value
becomes the partial negative pole (symbolized as ẟ-) while
the atom with the lower EN value becomes the partially
positive (symbolized as ẟ+) pole.
•A nonpolar covalent bond develops if both
atoms equally share a pair of electrons
between them.
•This occurs when the bonding atoms have
approximately equal EN value or equal ability
to attract electrons to each side.
•Nonpolar covalent bond is an example of bond
formed when two chlorine atoms combine.
1. What is the Octet Rule?
2. Illustrate/give at least 5 examples of compounds satisfying the Octet Rule?
3. What is a valence electron?
4. Find the number of valence electrons for each element.
a. Li
b. Be
c. Na
d. Mg
e. K
f. Ca
g. Sc
h. Ti
i. V
j. B
k. C
l. N
m. O
n. F
o. Ne
p. Al
q. P
r. S
s. Cl
t. Ar
Polarity of Molecules and Molecular Geometry
• For polyatomic molecules, both the bond
polarity and molecular shape determine the
overall molecular polarity.
• In terms of molecular geometry, the valence
shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory
would help us to determine the spatial
arrangement of atoms in a polyatomic
molecule.
Steps in predicting the shape or molecular
geometry of a substance:
Step 1: Determine the central atom of a molecule. The
central atom is the least electronegative element.
Step 2: Draw the appropriate Lewis dot structure for
the molecule.
Step 3: Count the number of bonding pairs of
electrons and non-bonding (or lone pairs) around the
central atom.
Steps in predicting the shape or molecular
geometry of a substance:
Step 4: Determine the electron pair
orientation using the total number of electron
pairs.
Step 5: Name the shape of based on the
location of the atoms
Molecular Shapes
Example 1:
1. Predict the molecular geometry of
BCl3

Step 1: ENB = 2.0 ENCl= 3.0 therefore, B


will be the central atom and three Cl
atoms are attached to it.
Step 2
Step 3:
The central atom has three electron pairs:
3 bonded pairs and no lone pair.
Step 4:
The electron pair orientation for three
electrons is trigonal planar.
Step 5:

The molecular shape of BCl3 is trigonal planar.

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