Predict which of the following bonds will be more polar and give an explanation. P-Cl or S-Cl

      

Predict which of the following bonds will be more polar and give an explanation. P-Cl or S-Cl

  

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jane
P-Cl will be more polar than S-Cl.
Phosphorous is less electronegative than sulfur so chlorine is able to pull the bonding electrons further from the phosphorous than in sulfur making P-Cl more polar.

Jayne Wathira answered the question on March 12, 2019 at 07:57


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