Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 3
Question 3 - 25 January - Shift 2
Statement I :- Dipole moment is a vector quantity and by convention it is depicted by a small \to with tail on the negative centre and head pointing towards the positive centre.
Statement II :- The crossed \to of the dipole moment symbolizes the direction of the shift of charges in the molecules.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :-
(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
(2) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
(3) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(4) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
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Answer: (4)
Solution:
Formula: Dipole moment
Statement II : The corssed \to symbolises the direction of the shift of electron density in the molecule.
