IMAT 2014 Q52. Molecular dipoles

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Hey, I’m not sure about why the answer is A. Can anyone explain?

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Hey! Try to look for a few things:

  1. The shape of the molecule (even if it is polar, do we have vectors that cancel each other)
  2. the electronegativity of molecules
  3. the overall intermolecular forces and size of molecules.
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