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Is CH2Cl2 a dipole?

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Yes. The chlorine atom is more electronegative than the carbon atom, and it will create a partial negative charge around itself. This partial negative charge on the chlorine is balanced out by a partial positive charge on the carbon atom. This is the definition of a dipole

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