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Define the dipole moment. Why the BF3 molecule dipolement is zero.

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The product of the magnitude of the charge on any one of the poles and distance between that poles in a polar molecule is called as dipolemomentμ=δ×d
The dipole moment of BF3 molecule is zero.
Reason: The three bond moments give net sum as zero. Because the resultant of any two bonds is equal and opposite to the third bond.
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Define the dipole moment. Why the BF3 molecule dipolement is zero.