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What is the dipole moment of carbon monoxide (CO) molecule?

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The dipole moment of a molecule is a measure of its polarity, which is determined by the difference in electronegativity between the atoms and the distance between them. For carbon monoxide  CO , the electronegativity values are 2.55 for carbon  C  and 3.44 for oxygen  O .To calculate the dipole moment   , we can use the formula: = Q  dwhere Q is the charge difference between the atoms  in Debye, D  and d is the distance between the atoms  in ngström,  .First, we need to find the charge difference  Q  between the carbon and oxygen atoms. The difference in electronegativity between C and O is:EN = 3.44 - 2.55 = 0.89Since the bond in CO is a triple bond, we can assume that the charge difference is approximately equal to the difference in electronegativity:Q  EN = 0.89 DNext, we need to find the distance between the carbon and oxygen atoms  d . The bond length of CO is approximately 1.128 .Now, we can calculate the dipole moment   : = Q  d = 0.89 D  1.128   1.00 DTherefore, the dipole moment of carbon monoxide  CO  is approximately 1.00 Debye.
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