Jay Rana

Jay is an educator and has helped more than 100,000 students in their studies by providing simple and easy explanations on different science-related topics. With a desire to make learning accessible for everyone, he founded Knords Learning, an online learning platform that provides students with easily understandable explanations.

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Is BeI2 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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BeI2 is a NONPOLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that BeI2 is a nonpolar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! BeI2 is a NONPOLAR molecule because both the bonds (Be-I bonds) are identical and BeI2 has symmetrical geometry which cancels out the bond polarity. Let me explain this in … Read more

Is SeCl2 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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SeCl2 is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that SeCl2 is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! SeCl2 is a POLAR molecule because the Chlorine (Cl) present in the molecule is more electronegative, which causes the partial positive (ẟ+) and partial negative (ẟ-) charge to appear … Read more

Is N2H4 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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N2H4 is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that N2H4 is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! N2H4 is a POLAR molecule because the Nitrogen (N) present in the molecule is more electronegative and both the Nitrogen atoms have lone pairs, which results in an asymmetric … Read more

Is CN- Polar or Nonpolar? (Why? & How?)

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CN- (Cyanide ion) is a POLAR ion. But why?  And how can you say that CN- is a polar ion? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! CN- (Cyanide ion) is a POLAR ion because any two bonding atoms whose electronegativity difference is between 0.4 to 2.0 forms a polar bond. Here in CN- … Read more

Is Butane (C4H10) Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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Butane (C4H10) is a NONPOLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that butane is a nonpolar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! Butane (C4H10) is a NONPOLAR molecule because all the individual bonds are nonpolar. In other words, the electronegativity difference of these bonds is very less. Hence the butane … Read more

Is Isopropanol (C3H8O) Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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Isopropanol (C3H8O) is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that isopropanol is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! Isopropanol (C3H8O) is a POLAR molecule because the Oxygen (O) present in the molecule is more electronegative, which causes the partial positive (ẟ+) and partial negative (ẟ-) charge … Read more

Is GeH4 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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GeH4 is a NONPOLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that GeH4 is a nonpolar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! GeH4 is a NONPOLAR molecule because all the four bonds (Ge-H bonds) are identical and GeH4 has symmetrical geometry. Also the electronegativity difference of Germanium atom (Ge = 2.01) … Read more

Is NOBr Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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NOBr is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that NOBr is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! NOBr is a POLAR molecule because it has a lone pair of electrons on the Nitrogen atom (N) which causes the entire molecule to bend. This bending of NOBr … Read more

Is XeCl4 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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XeCl4 is a NONPOLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that XeCl4 is a nonpolar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! XeCl4 is a NONPOLAR molecule because all the four bonds (Xe-Cl bonds) are identical and XeCl4 has symmetrical geometry which cancels out the bond polarity. Let me explain this … Read more

Is ClO2- Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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ClO2- (Chlorite ion) is a POLAR ion. But why?  And how can you say that ClO2- ion is a polar ion? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! ClO2- ion is a POLAR ion because it has two lone pairs of electrons on the Chlorine atom (Cl) which causes the entire ion to bend. … Read more