In the diagram, the red dots represent oxygen, the black dots carbon and the white dots hydrogen. I would draw arrows showing the polarity of the bonds, but with the way that picture is drawn it would be difficult. This Lewis structure makes it easier to see the polarity of the bonds:
The molecule is polar. This is because it is not symmetrical and one side has more unshared electron pairs, making that side more negative than the other side. If it was non-polar all sides of the molecule would have an even distribution of unshared electron pairs.
nice an orginized section, with good graphics. A bit leghthy, so it could be broken into two sections.
ReplyDeleteNice graphics, the 3D model and the lewis structure represent the molecule well. The polar/ non-polar description was fairly decent as well.
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