Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321910419
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Chapter 9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories - Exercises - Page 391: 9.41f

Answer

Therefore, IF$_5$ is a polar molecule.

Work Step by Step

The Fluorine-Iodine bond is a polar bond. The square pyramidal geometry does not allow them to cancel each other out.
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