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Molecule non-polar or polar

How can you find out if a molecule is non-polar or polar?

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A polar molecule is the molecule which has a net dipole moment because of its having asymmetrical polar bonds.

Two factors go in finding out if a molecule is a polar. To find out if a molecule (or ion) is polar or non-polar, we should find out both factors.

i) Polarity of individual bonds in molecule;
i) Shape or geometry of molecule

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