Chemistry 12th Edition

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Chapter 10 - Chemical Bonding II - Questions & Problems - Page 457: 10.18

Answer

Electronegativity (Pauling scale) of Be is 1.57 and of H is 2.20. So each Be-H bond is polar, and bonding electron density is pulled towards the H atom. But due to its straight line structure, the center of gravity of the positive and negative charges coincide on the Be atom, making $BeH_{2}$ non polar.

Work Step by Step

Electronegativity (Pauling scale) of Be is 1.57 and of H is 2.20. So each Be-H bond is polar, and bonding electron density is pulled towards the H atom. But due to its straight line structure, the center of gravity of the positive and negative charges coincide on the Be atom, making $BeH_{2}$ non polar.
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