Why is PCl3F2 non polar but PF3Cl2 is polar?

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Answered By: GetmyuniEnterprise | May 27, 2024 9:23:14 AM

Five Xs surround a central P atom. Cl is bulky, claiming the spacious triangular plane. Tiny F gets pushed to the molecule's "peaks." Dipole moments (bond tugs-of-war) can cancel if pointed oppositely. In PCl3F2, Cl dipoles cancel, making it non-polar. PF3Cl2 has a lone F dipole in the plane that can't cancel Cl dipoles, resulting in a polar molecule.

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