What is Dipole Moment? Electro-negativity l Polar and Non-Polar Compounds l Science with Yash

The dipole moment arises due to the difference in electro-negativity. Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract a pair of bonded electrons. Same elements: Pure covalent bond Slight difference in electronegativity: Covalent bond The large difference in electronegativity: Ionic bond. The difference in electronegativity results in sharing of electrons unequally. That leads to net separation of charge and a dipole is created. And the size of the dipole is measured through its dipole moment. It has both magnitude and direction. Dipole moment units are Coulomb-meter 1 Debye (D) = 3.336 x 10^-30 C-m It can happen in covalent and Ionic bonds. Polar: Compounds with the net-dipole moment Non-Polar: The net dipole momemg is zero. #dipolemoment #electronegativity #polarandnonpolarcompounds Thank you Yash:)