sbcl3 has a measurable dipole moment?
Why does SbCl3 have a measurable dipole moment, whereas SbCl5 does not? SbCl3 has a measurable dipole moment because it has a lone pair of e-'s which causes a dipole. ... SbCl5 has no dipole moment because its dipoles cancel. SbCl3 is a trigonal pyramidal structure and SbCl5 is a trigonal bipyramidal structure.