Molecular Polarity & Intermolecular Forces. How to Predict Whether a Molecule is Polar or Nonpolar.
Polarity - UCA · •Diatomic: Same as bond polarity •3 or more atoms: –Depends on two things:...
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Polarity
Transcript of Polarity - UCA · •Diatomic: Same as bond polarity •3 or more atoms: –Depends on two things:...
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Polarity
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Bond Polarity
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Population Density: Texas
If electrons were people, and states were molecules…
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Population Density: Wyoming
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Molecular Polarity
• Diatomic: Same as bond polarity
• 3 or more atoms:
– Depends on two things:
• Individual bond polarities
• 3D Shape of molecule
– If a molecule is nonpolar, the bond polarities must be the same (not necessarily nonpolar), AND the shape must be symmetric.
THINK SYMMETRY!!!
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Electron Density Maps
CH4
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Electron Density Maps
CH4CH3Br
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Electron Density Maps
CH4 NH3
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Polar or Non?
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Larger Molecules: Nonpolar
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The Bigger Picture:Guanine and Cytosine
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Protein Folding
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Hydrogen Bonding