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JEE Main 2022 · 25 Jun · Shift 2, Chemistry question 83

Amongst BeF2\mathrm{BeF_2}, BF3\mathrm{BF_3}, H2O\mathrm{H_2O}, NH3\mathrm{NH_3}, CCl4\mathrm{CCl_4} and HCl, the number of molecules with non-zero net dipole moment is ______.

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 3

Polar molecules. H2O\mathrm{H_2O} (bent), NH3\mathrm{NH_3} (pyramidal), HCl. BeF2\mathrm{BeF_2} (linear), BF3\mathrm{BF_3} (trigonal planar) and CCl4\mathrm{CCl_4} (tetrahedral) cancel.

Count 3.

Answer: 3