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You want me to determine the polarity of an unknown solid. Because it is unknown, you can’t look at the Lewis dot structure or the molecular geometry. How can you, in the lab, in the lab, determine if the unknown solid is polar or no polar?

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Answer:

If they have not separated, but have formed a solution, the unknown liquid is polar. If there is a clear boundary between the two liquids, it is non-polar.

Step-by-step explanation:

The explanation is kinda in the answer xD

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