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Title: Is ICl dipole dipole ?
Post by: haloform on June 21, 2012, 04:42:34 AM

Can anybody explain to me why ICl is characterized as a dipole dipole ? I've searched over an old textbook of mine and figured out that since the electronegativity difference between I and Cl is zero (right?) then the dipole moment should not exist.

Title: Re: Is ICl dipole dipole ?
Post by: AWK on June 21, 2012, 05:10:25 AM

Check electronegativity tables again!

Title: Re: Is ICl dipole dipole ?
Post by: haloform on June 21, 2012, 08:25:22 AM

My mistake, I was looking at the Oxidation numbers :\

Title: Re: Is ICl dipole dipole ?
Post by: Darren on June 21, 2012, 11:37:09 AM

There are permanent dipole-permanent dipole interactions