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Given information
Here the given molecules are:
, , and
We have to determine whether the given molecules are polar or non-polar.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
(a)
In , fluorine is more electronegative than carbon. The four fluorine atoms are arranged in a tetrahedral manner around the central carbon atom.
The dipole moment of each bond cancels out the dipole moment of the other bond. Hence, is nonpolar.
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