MHT CET202525 Apr 2025Evening ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
Which of the following is more polar?
Options
- AH ₂ S
- BNH ₃
- CNF ₃
- DCHCl ₃
Correct answer
B. NH ₃
Step-by-step solution
Molecular polarity depends on bond electronegativity differences and molecular geometry, with the overall dipole moment determined by the vector sum of individual bond dipoles. H ₂ S exhibits bent geometry with bond dipoles that do not cancel, yielding 0.97 D . NH ₃ 's trigonal pyramidal structure and highly polar N-H bonds produce a large dipole moment of 1.47 D , enhanced by the lone pair contribution. For NF ₃ , the opposing directions of the N-F bond dipoles and lone pair dipole partially cancel, resulting in 0