What is the electronegativity difference for the compound CH2O, is the compound symmetrical or asymmetrical, and is the compound polar, nonpolar, or ionic?

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axie · Answer

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axie · Answer

@kekeman

axie · Answer

The compound is polar and asymmetrical https://techiescientist.com/is-ch2o-polar-or-nonpolar/ https://howtodiscuss.com/t/ch2o-polar-or-non-polar/37903#:~:text=And%2C%20the%20non%20polar%20molecules,it%20is%20a%20polar%20molecule.

axie · Answer

If that helps ;-;

kekeman · Answer

No i do not have any answer choices

kekeman · Answer

What is the electronegativity difference?

kekeman · Answer

@axie wrote:

The compound is polar and asymmetrical https://techiescientist.com/is-ch2o-polar-or-nonpolar/ https://howtodiscuss.com/t/ch2o-polar-or-non-polar/37903#:~:text=And%2C%20the%20non%20polar%20molecules,it%20is%20a%20polar%20molecule.

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axie · Answer

@vocaloid

Vocaloid · Answer

CH2O consists of one carbon atom, double bonded to oxygen. The carbon atom also contains two single bonds, one to each hydrogen.

So for the electro negativity difference, look up the electro negativity values for C, H, and O to calculate the electro negativity difference for 
1. The C=O bond
And 
2. The two C-H bonds

kekeman · Answer

@vocaloid wrote:

CH2O consists of one carbon atom, double bonded to oxygen. The carbon atom also contains two single bonds, one to each hydrogen. So for the electro negativity difference, look up the electro negativity values for C, H, and O to calculate the electro negativity difference for 1. The C=O bond And 2. The two C-H bonds

So add the electronegativity of oxygen which is 3.44 and of carbon which is 2.55 to get 5.99 then subtract it by the electronegativity of hydrogen which is 2.20 to get 3.79?

kekeman · Answer

Or do i just have to subtract 3.44 - 2.55 - 2.20 = -1.31

Vocaloid · Answer

You cannot subtract them all together because they represent separate bonds

I would just calculate
1. For C=O, the difference between C and O
And
2. For C-H, the difference between C and H

kekeman · Answer

So add the electronegativity of oxygen which is 3.44 and of carbon which is 2.55 to get 5.99 then subtract it by the electronegativity of hydrogen which is 2.20 to get 3.79?

Vocaloid · Answer

For step 1, the C=O calculate the difference between C and O

In a completely separate calculation, for step 2) calculate the difference between the C and the H

kekeman · Answer

Ok so 0.89 because 3.44 - 2.55 
0.89 is the difference

Vocaloid · Answer

Good, that’s for C=O

Repeat for CH

kekeman · Answer

Then 0.35 for the difference for CH

Vocaloid · Answer

Good. It doesn’t really make sense to combine these numbers together, so I would report the electro negativity difference for both bonds

kekeman · Answer

@vocaloid wrote:

Good. It doesn’t really make sense to combine these numbers together, so I would report the electro negativity difference for both bonds

So we would not just subtract 0.89 from 0.35 to get 0.54? Or just report the electro negativity difference for both bonds?

martai · Answer

@axie wrote:

@vocaloid

i need help

Vocaloid · Answer

It doesn’t make sense to subtract the numbers because they come from different bonds. I would personally just report both numbers.

kekeman · Answer

Ok thank you for the help

kekeman · Answer

Wait is it symmetrical or asymmetrical, and is the compound polar, nonpolar, or ionic?