Question

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a) Linear molecules cannot have a net dipole moment.

b) Ionic bonding results from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

c) A molecule with very polar bonds can be nonpolar.

d) Dipole moments result from the unequal distribution of electrons in a molecule.

e) The electrons in a polar bond are found nearer to the more electronegative element.

Answer 1

a) Linear molecules cannot have a net dipole moment.is the incorrect statement . A linear molecule made of two different atoms can definitly have a net dipole moment.Dipole moments result from the unequal distribution of electrons in a molecule

b)Ionic bonding results from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.-correct

c) A molecule with very polar bonds can be nonpolar.-correct

Example CO2 is non-polar even it is having 2 C=O bonds which are polar in nature

d) Dipole moments result from the unequal distribution of electrons in a molecule..-correct

e) The electrons in a polar bond are found nearer to the more electronegative element..because electronegative atom pulls electron towards itself.-correct