[a] The PH3 molecule is polar. Does this offer experimental proof that the molecule cannot be planar? Explain. [b] It turns out that ozone, O3, has a small dipole moment. How is this possible, given that all the atoms are the same?

[a] The PH3 molecule is polar. Does this offer experimental proof that the molecule cannot be planar? Explain. [b] It turns out that ozone, O3, has a small dipole moment. How is this possible, given that all the atoms are the same?

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