Below is the perspective drawings for XeF2. Below the structure are arrows indicating the overall direction of polarity or a “0” if the molecule is non polar.
Formal Charges
Formal charges have an important role in organic chemistry since this concept helps us to know whether an atom in a molecule is neutral/bears a positive or negative charge. Even if some molecules are neutral, the atoms within that molecule need not be neutral atoms.
Polarity Of Water
In simple chemical terms, polarity refers to the separation of charges in a chemical species leading into formation of two polar ends which are positively charged end and negatively charged end. Polarity in any molecule occurs due to the differences in the electronegativities of the bonded atoms. Water, as we all know has two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom. As oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen thus, there exists polarity in the bonds which is why water is known as a polar solvent.
Valence Bond Theory Vbt
Valence bond theory (VBT) in simple terms explains how individual atomic orbitals with an unpaired electron each, come close to each other and overlap to form a molecular orbital giving a covalent bond. It gives a quantum mechanical approach to the formation of covalent bonds with the help of wavefunctions using attractive and repulsive energies when two atoms are brought from infinity to their internuclear distance.
Below is the perspective drawings for XeF2. Below the structure are arrows indicating the overall direction of polarity or a “0” if the molecule is non polar.
![### Exploring Molecular Polarity
#### Molecule Representation:
The image displays a Lewis structure of a xenon difluoride (\( \text{XeF}_2 \)) molecule. In the structure, a central xenon atom (Xe) is single-bonded to two fluorine atoms (F) on either side. The xenon atom has three lone pairs of electrons.
#### Polarity Indicators:
Below the Lewis structure are several vectors labeled A to G, representing different possible directions and magnitudes of molecular polarity.
- **A:** No arrow (indicates non-polarity)
- **B:** Horizontal arrow pointing right
- **C:** Diagonal arrow pointing towards the upper right
- **D:** Vertical arrow pointing up
- **E:** Vertical arrow pointing down
- **F:** Diagonal arrow pointing towards the lower left
- **G:** Horizontal arrow pointing left
#### Question:
What is the correct indication of polarity for this molecule?
#### Explanation:
The indicated task is to determine the polarity direction for the \(\text{XeF}_2\) molecule using the vectors provided. The molecular geometry of \(\text{XeF}_2\) is linear. Due to symmetry, the dipoles of the F atoms cancel each other out, resulting in no net dipole moment. Therefore, indicator A, which denotes a non-polar molecule, is the correct one.
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