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kartik sondhi
·2009-08-29 08:47:56
The difference of Electronegativity of C=2.1 and O=2.5(According to Pauling Scale)
Thus the difference should be 0.4 rather than 0.1
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Asish Mahapatra
·2009-08-29 21:16:26
maybe because of the double bond the length of the C=O bond becomes small resulting in a smaller dipole moment.
p = qd (q is large and invariable but maybe the d becomes small as the C is sp2 hybridised)
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aieeee
·2009-08-29 22:45:30
It is because of the co-ordinate bond between C & O. When the electron pair is donated to C by O
via the co-ordinate bond, the partial negative charge on O decreases and that of C increases which
result in lower difference of effective electronegativity between the atoms in the compound, which
in turn suppresses the dipole moment.
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Asish Mahapatra
·2009-08-29 23:08:46
abhi coordinate bond is the same as covalent bond (atleast thats wat is written in ur fav. buk)
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aieeee
·2009-08-29 23:17:44
coordinate bond is treated same as covalent bond with respect to equivalence in energy levls of
the bonds n their characterstics. but,der r few exceptions in which coordinate bond becomes
dative i.e. acquires partial double bond characters ( normally due to p(pi)-d(pi) back bonding and
normal backbonding)
(my fav. buk also mentions dat )
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Aakash Sharawat
·2009-09-04 17:16:50
well i further searched the answer and found that due to the coordinate/dative bond the ∂+ve charge on carbon reduces and that too on Oxygen the ∂-ve charge too decrease which leads to a dipole moment much small as 0.1 D!!!!!!!!!!!!