The question is incomplete, the complete question is;
A molecule that contains three identical polar bonds to the central atom will be ________.
nonpolar if the geometry is planar triangular
polar in all cases
nonpolar in all cases
impossible to tell the polarity
either polar or nonpolar depending on the identity of the atoms bonded to the central atom
Answer:
Nonpolar if the geometry is planar triangular
Explanation:
The polarity of molecules depends both on the polarity of individual bonds in the molecule as well as the overall dipole moment of the molecule. We must remember that dipole moment is a vector quantity hence direction of the resultant vector is very important.
Now, if i have a molecule that contains three identical polar bonds, a planar triangular geometry means that the molecule is symmetrical and will have an overall dipole moment of zero. Hence the molecule is nonpolar.
