Polar, Non-Polar, and Ionic Compounds: Explanation, Examples, and Practice

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[@wbreslyn]

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[@wbreslyn]

All the best on your exam tomorrow and in your Biochem degree! It sounds like you have a solid approach that will serve you well. ---- Dr. B

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Thanks for the kind words! All the best back in school!

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[@wbreslyn]

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[@wbreslyn]

All the best in your chemistry course! --- Dr. B

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My pleasure!

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[@wbreslyn]

@@conniepierce328 Great to hear there are chem hobbyist out there! It really doesn't matter that the protons and neutrons are the same or not with. These videos might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnPMfptqaJZokM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGHbdaemiZySnrM

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Hi Dr. Bresyln I am an older student wanting to return to university when I retire. I have all the credits required to go direct to university but decided to review my last year of high school chemistry courses and some other math, physics also. With the quality of online teaching with this Covid you have saved me from incredible frustrations from the lack of quality online teaching materials from my local school boards. I see you have many videos on formula conversion. Would it be possible to post more on conversions? Molecules to atoms, moles using Avogadro's number, etc. Just examples going back and forth one step at a time. I know it is really simple once I do a few but for whatever reason I haven't done enough to grasp the concept for when I go to more advanced courses. I am presently in inorganic chemistry and will be doing organic soon and that will be a challenge. Thank you.

[@wbreslyn]

Glad I can help with the chem! The conversions are always a tough for students of all ages. These are my videos that cover the big concepts (with examples): Molar Mass in Three Easy Steps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWSwfnWFbbyroLs Understanding the Mole: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqqvnKeDhbmofrs Moles - Gram Conversions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3rZZqGobb-Br9k How to Balance Chemical Equations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ7HqYCil51rfNU Mole Ratio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2iUc4CModeAn9k Reaction Stoichiometry: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKO3ooKpj7Wjl7c Organic chemistry is an entirely different can of worms! Lots of memorization there. Making flashcards helped me a ton in college.

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[@wbreslyn]

Awesome! This is one of my favorite videos. Good to hear it helped. --- Dr. B

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[@wbreslyn]

Thanks, I'm working on a few more right now... --- Dr. B

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thank you. now i understand the non polar and polar

[@wbreslyn]

Excellent! Polar and non-polar bonds are a key concept in chemistry. --- Dr. B

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[@wbreslyn]

Thanks, I was hoping the visuals would help - they are what I think of in my mind as a chemist. You can play with them at phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/molecule-shapes/latest/molecule-shapes_en.html . --- Dr. B

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Glad I could help with polarity! --- Dr. B

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Excellent! Polarity is an important concept in chemistry. --- Dr. B

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What is he using at 6:08

[@wbreslyn]

PhET app. It is something is awesome for visualizing molecules (and free): phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/molecule-shapes/latest/molecule-shapes_en.html

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No problem, I will! --- Dr. B

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Here you go! phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/molecule-shapes/latest/molecule-shapes_en.html

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Love your videos and often recommend them to my students. I hesitate to use this one because your values on the continuum are 2.0 and 0.5. I use 1.8 and 0.4. Different books give different values. How should I explain this to students? Is it like the visible spectrum where there is no clear line between frequencies of light?

[@wbreslyn]

Some books use 1.7 as well. It is helpful to think of a compound as having different amounts of ionic (or covalent character). I like your analogy of the visible spectrum. Students won't find it as interesting but behind these values are decisions scientists have made based on their own knowledge and the problems they are trying to solve.

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@@jamesquebedeaux3950 You are right about that! I also like to tell that that the instances where the rules aren't followed is a window into a deeper understanding. Not sure they see it that way, though.

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Glad it was helpful!

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[@wbreslyn]

You're welcome! -- Dr. B

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Please Dr tell me the name of the software you are using to draw and show electronigativity cloud

[@wbreslyn]

Here it is: phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/molecule-shapes/latest/molecule-shapes_en.html Very powerful for learning (and free!).

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Sir please make a video on H-bond

[@wbreslyn]

If you understand polarity then h-bonding isn't too difficult. Just look at the polar molecule for water and imagine all of the positive sides (where the hydrogen atoms are) being attracted to the negative side (the oxygen side). It's similar to how the poles of magnets will attract or repel. For hydrogen bonding It's a very weak bond, more of an attraction, but does influence how atoms behave. --- Dr. B

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[@wbreslyn]

Glad I could help! --- Dr. B

[@redditrecap7]

Hello sir, can you explain why polar solute can only dissolve in polar solvent? I'm unable to understand this part

[@wbreslyn]

It has to do with the oppositely charged atoms on different molecules attracting each other. This discussion might help chemistry.elmhurst.edu/vchembook/170solutions.html --- Dr. B

[@redditrecap7]

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Sir please explain polar and non polar molecules on the basis of Centre of mass of positive and negative charges.

[@Bays320]

Hi there Dr.B, I was wondering how you can figure out if it a polar or non-polar molecule without looking at the 3d rendering software you had. I have a test upcoming where such aids won't be allowed, I was wondering how I can figure out if it is symetrical or not in that case. Thanks in advance!

[@wbreslyn]

For smile compounds, like HCl you just look at the electromagnetic values. For things like CH4 you can try to visualize their shapes in your mind: VSEPR: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6DNaWiwrMmIgsk Sometimes teachers will just ask about the polarity of a bond, not the whole molecule. So read the question carefully!

[@Proton-m1v]

Sir the difference in E.N of CH3F in C-F bond is greater than that of in CH3Cl of C-Cl bond then why does CH3Cl is More polar than CH3F

[@laxamostudios6127]

Thank you very very much, this really helped me to understand polarity and different bonding shapes of molecules. Great help for my upcoming Chemistry paper

[@wbreslyn]

You are welcome and all the best with your chemistry paper! --- Dr. B

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Thanks!

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[@atheermmadlool2862]

Can you please tell me which program you used to draw moleculs in this manner? It is appeared the moving of bonds and angles when you drowing and make it easy to illustrate. Please if somebody have an idea about the program name please inform me

[@wbreslyn]

Good question. I use a number of tools and increasingly I’m trying to use only open source software. Lately I’ve used InkScape for the writing (free). It is vector based so it gives the writing a very smooth feel. For image manipulation I use Krita (free). Animations are usually done in OpenToonz (free) although I’ve not done much since it takes a lot of time. For screen recording I use Camtasia Studio (costs money). This isn’t open source. I also do my cleanup and editing using Camtasia Studio. Many of the fades and transitions are done in Camtasia. I’m using a Dell Insprion notebook computer with Windows 10 and a Yeti Blue Microphone. My writing tablet is a Wacom Bamboo. There are a lot of moving pieces, but they make the process more enjoyable and the outcome more useful. --- Dr. B

[@atheermmadlool2862]

@@wbreslyn Thank you Sir, I am a PhD student at Newcastle University, and I am seeking to improve my teaching skills, the manner you used is really clear, so that I am wondering if it is possible to make a video about drawing and moving bonds and angles in your drawing manner. In my project I use Xp to draw (.res) files for X-ray and sometimes using mercury,but now I am really interesting to learn your method in drawing molecules Many Thanks Atheer [e-mail]

[@wbreslyn]

I think you might be talking about the visualizations of the molecules? For this particular video I used the apps at phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/chemistry (specifically the molecular shapes) for the visualizations. They are top notch, tested with students, and available at no cost with no ads. Just really solid stuff. I can't say enough good things about PhET. I'm working, slowly, on chem ed content (stoichiometry) this month. It would be great to get some feedback from someone with the chem skills. Email me if you'd be interested... www.breslyn.org/connect.php --- Dr. B

[@buhlesihlabele]

Sir ,if I may ask how do we find the electronegativity from the period table 😢

[@wbreslyn]

Pretty much look it up. But it helps to know F is the most electronegative and it decreases form there. This might help - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGjPkpyHlpd-eqc

[@RadhikaKarlapati]

Is polar covalent bond and polar bond are same

[@wbreslyn]

They are both considered to be covalent bonds. However, with polar bonds, the sharing of the electrons between atoms is unequal, leading to a partial positive and partial negative charge on either side of the molecule. It's that unequal sharing of electrons that makes it a polar, covalent compound.

[@ashokkeshari5905]

Sir why you have not put the two lone pair of elelectron in opposite directions???

[@wbreslyn]

For water the two lone pairs are on the opposite side of the hydrogen atoms. We call the electron geometry for water tetrahedral. (The molecular geometry is bent.) Often the way we draw the Lewis Structure does not reflect the actual polarity or molecular geometry of the molecule. That's where VSEPR comes in. ---- Dr. B

[@redditrecap7]

Sir I'm not understanding the reason why tetrahedral molecules are nonpolar if they consist of carbon bonded to 4 of the same element? Can you plss replyy

[@wbreslyn]

The bonds may be polar but overall since the molecule is symmetrical they cancel out. This discussion might help: www.quora.com/Why-is-CCl4-not-polar - Dr. B

[@rssl5500]

Please Can you tell me how AlP is ionic even tho this formula doesn’t work?

[@justbluffing2868]

Why is Aluminum Chloride polar?

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Thank you!!!

[@wbreslyn]

You're welcome!

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Thank you sir

[@wbreslyn]

You are welcome. Glad I could help with polarity! --- Dr. B

[@stephenprice3357]

I thought to determine whether non polar or polar it was based off of molecules only.

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[@wbreslyn]

Welcome!

[@dr.aliahmedsabir5192]

And sir plz tell me how can we corelate bond order with bond angle Like NO2+ NO2 - And NO2 arrange in increasing b. Angle Sir how can we do via bond order plz plz tell me ?

[@wbreslyn]

check these pages out ... seem well done: chem.libretexts.org/Textbook_Maps/Organic_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Map%3A_Organic_Chemistry_(Bruice)/01._Electronic_Structure_and_Bonding_(Acids_and_Bases)/1.14_Summary%3A_Hybridization%2C_Bond_Lengths%2C_Bond_Strengths%2C_and_Bond_Angles www.quora.com/What-is-the-relation-of-Bond-Angle-with-Bond-Order-or-Bond-Energy

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[@wbreslyn]

Thank you! --- Dr. B

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Thanks!

[@tergelmaasukhbaatar8331]

i'm still don't know what electronegativity ?

[@mirjanavrdoljak899]

I do not understand why water is not a symmetric molecule and in this picture it seems to me that there is a mirror plane that divides the molecule into two equal parts ://i2.wp.com/blog.doublehelix.csiro.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/symmetry1.jpg?ssl=1 Thanks

[@wbreslyn]

There is symmetry, much like human beings are bilaterally symmetrical. But because of the bent molecular geometry there is a negative side (with the oxygen) and a positive side (the hydrogen atoms). so the entire molecule is not symmetrical and that leads to a net diopole and water being a polar molecule. This page might help some: ch301.cm.utexas.edu/section2.php?target=imfs/vsepr/shape-dipole.html --- Dr. B

[@mirjanavrdoljak899]

@@wbreslyn Thank you very much for your response and quality explanation. Do unbound electron pairs contribute to the asymmetry of the water molecule or are only atoms viewed?

[@wbreslyn]

@@mirjanavrdoljak899 They contribute in the sense that they push the Hydrogen atoms down in the water molecule. This results in the H atoms being on one side and the O atom being on the other. Take a look at: VSEPR: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6DNaWiwrMmIgsk

[@neginalmasi4590]

Why 2.20-3.16= 0.96? I thought is -0.96 so HCl is non-polar

[@nagrjunanaidu2375]

Methnol CH 3OH how is it

[@wbreslyn]

Polar... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHzLnGyYrsiVn9U --- Dr. B

[@penguinsoph5078]

BrCl is polar.

[@bahjatmahmood94]

Do you mean we have to memorize all the electronegativity of the molecules?

[@wbreslyn]

There is actually a pattern on the periodic table for electronegativity. An easy way to remember is that F is the most electronegative. As you go to the left it decreases and as you go down it decreases as well. This might be helpful: chem.libretexts.org/Textbook_Maps/Inorganic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Inorganic_Chemistry)/Descriptive_Chemistry/Periodic_Trends_of_Elemental_Properties/Periodic_Trends --- Dr. B

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[@wbreslyn]

No problem! --- Dr. B