Question

Which molecule has a polar bond, but is nonpolar in nature?

H2O

CCl4

NH3

CHCl2

HCl

Answer 1

@photon336 think you can help ?

Answer 2

Absolutely, i believe it's CCl4 and here's my explanation as to why. if you look at the structure C-Cl is obviously polar because of the electronegativity difference. However if we draw out the molecule we find that the dipoles cancel and thus the molecule becomes non-polar. So remember, sometimes you have a molecule that has polar bonds but isn't polar and thats's because the dipoles cancel.

Answer 3

thank you ! @Photon336