PMC Forum: chemical bonding

Q1.which bond angle would result in the maximum dipole moment for the triatomic molecule XY2

1.90 2.120 3.150 4.180

by rachit darbari - Saturday, 25 July 2009, 9:45 PM

ans:1

by abhinav bhaskar - Monday, 27 July 2009, 9:51 AM

ans is 1. 90

by Shekhar Raman - Monday, 27 July 2009, 1:38 PM

P^2=p^2+p'^2+2p.p'.cos(theta)

P is max. when (theta) is 0 but in given options it is 90.

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