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  2. Chemical polarity - Wikipedia

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    A polar molecule has a net dipole as a result of the opposing charges (i.e. having partial positive and partial negative charges) from polar bonds arranged asymmetrically. Water (H 2 O) is an example of a polar molecule since it has a slight positive charge on one side and a slight negative charge on the other. The dipoles do not cancel out ...

  3. Walsh diagram - Wikipedia

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    Walsh Diagram of an HAH molecule. Walsh diagrams, often called angular coordinate diagrams or correlation diagrams, are representations of calculated orbital binding energies of a molecule versus a distortion coordinate (bond angles), used for making quick predictions about the geometries of small molecules.

  4. Tetrahedral molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    In a tetrahedral molecular geometry, a central atom is located at the center with four substituents that are located at the corners of a tetrahedron.The bond angles are arccos(− ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠) = 109.4712206...° ≈ 109.5° when all four substituents are the same, as in methane (CH 4) [1] [2] as well as its heavier analogues.

  5. Umpolung - Wikipedia

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    Yet, the negative charge of the cyanide ion is localized on the carbon, giving it a (-) formal charge. This chemical ambivalence results in umpolung in many reactions where cyanide is involved. For example, cyanide is a key catalyst in the benzoin condensation, a classical example of polarity inversion. Mechanism of the benzoin condensation

  6. Energy profile (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    In other words, the energy difference between the polar and non-polar solvent is greater for the ground state (for the starting material) than in the transition state. Figure 11: Shows the effects that solvent polarity has on an S N 2 mechanism. The polar solvent is shown in red and the non-polar solvent is shown in blue

  7. Pentagonal planar molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    μ (Polarity) 0 In chemistry , the pentagonal planar molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where five atoms , groups of atoms, or ligands are arranged around a central atom, defining the vertices of a pentagon .

  8. Square planar molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    Structure of cisplatin, an example of a molecule with the square planar coordination geometry. In chemistry, the square planar molecular geometry describes the stereochemistry (spatial arrangement of atoms) that is adopted by certain chemical compounds. As the name suggests, molecules of this geometry have their atoms positioned at the corners.

  9. T-shaped molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, T-shaped molecular geometry describes the structures of some molecules where a central atom has three ligands. Ordinarily, three-coordinated compounds adopt trigonal planar or pyramidal geometries. Examples of T-shaped molecules are the halogen trifluorides, such as ClF 3. [1]