Why co2 gets adsorbed though it has 0 dipole moment?
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carbon attracts the electron pair which the another oxygen have. Now this all the things equally happens with the oxygen atom on either side of the carbon atom. Therefore the dipole moment is zero as all the charges cancels out but because of this CO2molecule attains a resonance(mesomeric) structure.
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The dipole moment if the carbon dioxide (CO2) molecule is zero. In CO2 molecule the angle between O-C-O is 180° therefore when the oxygen atom attracts the electron pair towards itself then it becomes partially negative an carbon atom becomes partially positive. So carbon attracts the electron pair which the another oxygen have. Now this all the things equally happens with the oxygen atom on either side of the carbon atom. Therefore the dipole moment is zero as all the charges cancels out but because of this CO2 molecule attains a resonance(mesomeric) structure.
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