NCERT Class XI Chemistry Solutions

Question : 22

Total: 40

Explain why BeH2 molecule has a zero dipole moment although the Be H bonds are polar?

Solution:

The dipole moment in case of BeH2 is zero. This is because the two equal bond dipoles point in opposite directions and cancel the effect of each other.
Bond dipoles in BeH2
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