All About Bonding

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Dipole moments are arrows that are drawn on bonds from the lower electronegative atom to the higher electronegative atom. Notice the blue arrows on the   H2O lewis structure to the left. The end of the arrow is pointing to Hydrogen, which is the lower electronegative atom. The tip of the arrow is pointing to Oxygen, which is the higher electronegative atom. So these dipole moments help to see the forces between each atom and each bond. If the dipole arrows are symmetrical, meaning they are on the same line, then they would cancel out. In the image to the left, the dipole moments don't cancel out because they are not on the same horizontal line—they aren't facing each other. 

*****Please note that these models are not perfect as they are just based on theories. Through the theories scientists have developed thus far, these 
                                                                                 structures can be assumed to be true.*****

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