so why is CHCl3 non-polar? shouldnt it be a bit polar because of the chlorines? and it is not entirely symmetrical like methane
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Chloroform is a polar molecule. The 3 chlorine atoms are considerably more electronegative than the hydrogen atom, so the molecule has a net dipole moment
What are you talking about? Surely the Cl atoms are much more electronegative than the hydrogen, so there should be a dipole with the negative end being the one with the three chlorine atoms.