How to tell if a lewis structure has polar or nonpolar bonds?

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Reyna Griffin

Chemistry

25 April, 11:41

How to tell if a lewis structure has polar or nonpolar bonds?

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Jaydon Moses · Answer 1

If there is symmetry around the central atom of the molecule, the bond dipole moments are cancelled out therefore determining that the structure is non-polar. If the molecule is asymmetric then the structure has polar bonds.