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GK QUESTION#3389

Which of the following is a polar molecule?

  1. ACarbon tetrachloride
  2. BCarbon dioxide
  3. CBenzene
  4. DWaterCorrect answer
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D. Water

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Water has polar O–H bonds and a bent molecular geometry, so its bond dipoles do not cancel and the molecule has a net dipole moment. Carbon dioxide is linear, carbon tetrachloride is symmetrical tetrahedral, and benzene is symmetrical overall; these molecules have no permanent net dipole in their usual structures.

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