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How can you tell if a molecule has a dipole moment?

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How do you know if a molecule has a dipole moment?

The larger the difference in electronegativity between the two atoms, the more electronegative that bond is. To be considered a polar bond, the difference in electronegativity must be large. The dipole moment points in the direction of the vector quantity of each of the bond electronegativities added together

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