Cacl2 Polar Or Nonpolar
Why is CaCl2 a polar compound? 3
I think they are linear in structure so the polar forces cancel each other out.
There are several ways to explain why poles exist:
From the point of view of Paling's electrical negativity:
It has an electronivity of 1.0. Cl has an electrical negative of 3.16, with a difference of 2.16. Anything above 1.7 is considered ionic and polar.
From the point of view of electrons:
Calcium has 2 extra valence electrons (since it is in the second column of row 2A or Table ic) and chlorine is looking for electrons to fill its s. Since there are 2 extra calcium, each of the 2 chlorine takes one electron from the calcium. Then, drip calcium from the outside and charge two chlorine from the outside. The fact that electrons are trapped and not shared means that the bond is ionic and polar.
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