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HelloCthulhu
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Greeting PF!
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Physical_Chemistry/Atomic_Theory/Dipole_Moments
On the website above, I found an equation for the dipole moment of water:
"...the net dipole moment =2(1.5)xcos(104.5/2)=1.84 D."
I understand how to calculate the bond dipole. But after calculating for the net dipole, I keep getting the same wrong answer: -1.20606
Please tell me what I'm doing wrong! Thank you so much for your assistance! :]
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Physical_Chemistry/Atomic_Theory/Dipole_Moments
On the website above, I found an equation for the dipole moment of water:
"...the net dipole moment =2(1.5)xcos(104.5/2)=1.84 D."
I understand how to calculate the bond dipole. But after calculating for the net dipole, I keep getting the same wrong answer: -1.20606
Please tell me what I'm doing wrong! Thank you so much for your assistance! :]