Polarity Lab Report

The results of this experiment were to utterly correlate the structure of molecules with their ability to interact with their complementing polarity. The creation of molecular structures in Table 1 and 2 are wholly dependent on electron domains. Electron domains are the number of lone pairs and bond locations around a central atom. The placement of the electron domains dictates whether a molecule is a trigonal bipyramidal or seesaw. Additionally, bond angles are illustrated by the arrangement of atoms in relation to their repulsion from one another. For example, XeF2 has a linear molecular geometry, which provides a 180°-degree angle. Essentially, by interpreting the molecular geometry, electron domains, and bond angle; the polarity of a molecule is exhibited by a culmination of the given factors.

Polarity is defined as the separation and distribution of electric charges of a molecule. The polarity of a molecule determines whether it would interact with a, varied molecule. Utilizing the miscibility tests allows us to determine which molecules are polar or nonpolar; as polar molecules interact comfortably with polar molecules, while nonpolar molecules interact efficiently with nonpolar molecules. Essentially, with the results; water is polar, methanol is polar, and pentane is nonpolar. The water/methanol mixture was essentially miscible, while the water/pentane and methanol/pentane exhibited immiscible qualities. This emphasizes the nonpolar nature of pentane by its inability to interact with water and methanol. However, our observations might be slightly skewed by a difference in mixing techniques and durations; yet the results should be fairly close to an unaltered