A student says "For molecules containing two different atoms, the magnitude of the partial charges is related to the difference in EN of those two atoms." Is the data in Table 1 consistent with this statement? Provide your answer using one or more grammatically correct sentences and include specific examples from Table 1 in your response. Does the data for H2O and H2S in Table 3 support this statement? Provide your answer using one or more grammatically correct sentences and specifically address the data in Table 3.

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A student says "For molecules containing two different atoms, the magnitude of the partial charges is related to the difference in EN of those two atoms." Is the data in Table 1 consistent with this statement? Provide your answer using one or more grammatically correct sentences and include specific examples from Table 1 in your response. Does the data for H2O and H2S in Table 3 support this statement? Provide your answer using one or more grammatically correct sentences and specifically address the data in Table 3. 

ChemActivity 20
Partlal Charge
129
Calculated partial charges on atoms within a molecule or ion.
Table 3.
Molecule
Partial Charge
Central Atom
Each
Terminal
Atom
methane, CH4
tetrafluoromethane, CF4
--0.266
0.066
0.577
--0.144
ammonia, NH3
nitrogen trifluoride, NF3
--0.396
0.132
0.295
-0.098
water, H2O
dihydrogen sulfide, H2S
-0.383
0.192
--0.097
0.048
ammonium ion, NH
carbonate ion, CO?-
-0.094
0.274
0.401
-0.800
0.704
-0.568
nitrate ion, NO3
Transcribed Image Text:ChemActivity 20 Partlal Charge 129 Calculated partial charges on atoms within a molecule or ion. Table 3. Molecule Partial Charge Central Atom Each Terminal Atom methane, CH4 tetrafluoromethane, CF4 --0.266 0.066 0.577 --0.144 ammonia, NH3 nitrogen trifluoride, NF3 --0.396 0.132 0.295 -0.098 water, H2O dihydrogen sulfide, H2S -0.383 0.192 --0.097 0.048 ammonium ion, NH carbonate ion, CO?- -0.094 0.274 0.401 -0.800 0.704 -0.568 nitrate ion, NO3
Table 1.
Partial charges on atoms in selected
molecules.1
Molecule
Partial Charge
Halogen
-0.29
H.
HF
+0.29
HCl
+0.17
-0.17
HBr
+0.09
-0.09
HI
-0.01
+0.01
Transcribed Image Text:Table 1. Partial charges on atoms in selected molecules.1 Molecule Partial Charge Halogen -0.29 H. HF +0.29 HCl +0.17 -0.17 HBr +0.09 -0.09 HI -0.01 +0.01
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