SF2 polar or non polar explain

Question:- SF2 polar or non polar explain

Answer

The molecular polarity depends on the shape of a molecule and the electro-negativities of atoms present in it. SF2 features a bent molecular structure with sulfur at the center. Sulfur and fluorine have different electronegativity, where the fluorine is more negative than sulfur. This implies that the atoms of fluorine have a greater tendency to pull towards themselves the electrons used in ionic bond formation than what is observed with chlorine. The opposing pulls, however they neutralize each other in the bent shape canceling out to no net dipole moment for two of them. Symmetry of the charge distribution shows that the positive and negative poles are evenly distributed. Since there is no separation of charge between the ends, the SF2 molecule is a nonpolar. However, if the shape is asymmetrical due to differences in electronegativity of one atom over another covalently bonded atom, there would be unequal sharing e-of-atoms leading to imbalances across thus molecule causing a net dipole moment and being polar . However, through SF2 the geometric bent shape negates the unequal electronegativity so that it is a non-polar molecule.