POCl3 - Phosphoryl Chloride:
First draw the Lewis dot structure:
Then draw the 3D molecular structure using VSEPR rules:
Click and drag the molecle to rotate it.
Decision:
The molecular geometry of POCl3 is tetrahedral with asymmetric charge distribution around the central atom.
Therefore this molecule is polar.
Phosphoryl Chloride on Wikipedia.
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