CHEMISTRY SHENANIGANS

- solvents and solutues can be polar or non-polar
- non-polar substances have equal charge distribution
- polar substances have unequal charge distribution
- in simpler terms, polarity depends on the symmetry of the structural diagram

Practice Questions: Determine whether each is polar or non-polar.
SiF4
SF4
PCl5
H2O
XeF4

Answers:
Non-polar
Polar
Non-polar
Polar
Non-Polar