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 NOCl Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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NOCl is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that NOCl is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! NOCl 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 NOCl … Read more

Is CH3F Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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CH3F is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that CH3F is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! CH3F is a POLAR molecule because the C-F bond present in the molecule is polar, which causes the partial positive (ẟ+) and partial negative (ẟ-) charge to appear on … Read more

Is CO Polar or Nonpolar? (Why? & How?)

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

Is BH3 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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BH3 is a NONPOLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that BH3 is a nonpolar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! BH3 is a NONPOLAR molecule because all the three bonds (B-H bonds) are identical and BH3 has symmetrical geometry. Also the electronegativity difference of Boron atom (B = 2.04) … Read more

Is NO2 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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NO2 is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that NO2 is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! NO2 is a POLAR molecule because it has one unpaired electron on the Nitrogen atom (N) which causes the entire molecule to bend. This bending of NO2 molecule results … Read more

Is PH3 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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PH3 is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that PH3 is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! PH3 is a POLAR molecule because it has a lone pair of electrons on the Phosphorus atom (P) which causes the entire molecule to bend. This bending of PH3 … Read more

Is BeCl2 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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BeCl2 is a NONPOLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that BeCl2 is a nonpolar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! BeCl2 is a NONPOLAR molecule because both the bonds (Be-Cl bonds) are identical and BeCl2 has symmetrical geometry which cancels out the bond polarity. Let me explain this in … Read more

Is Ethanol (C2H5OH) Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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Ethanol (C2H5OH) is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that ethanol is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! Ethanol (C2H5OH) 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 OF2 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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OF2 is a POLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that OF2 is a polar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! OF2 is a POLAR molecule because the Fluorine (F) present in the molecule is more electronegative, which causes the partial positive (ẟ+) and partial negative (ẟ-) charge to appear … Read more

Is CBr4 Polar or Nonpolar? (And Why?)

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CBr4 is a NONPOLAR molecule. But why?  And how can you say that CBr4 is a nonpolar molecule? Want to know the reason?Let’s dive into it! CBr4 is a NONPOLAR molecule because all the four bonds (C-Br bonds) are identical and CBr4 has symmetrical geometry which cancels out the bond polarity. Let me explain this … Read more