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A molecule cannot be polar if: a. It has a center of inversion b. It has...

A molecule cannot be polar if:

a. It has a center of inversion

b. It has no center of inversion

c. Its dipole moment lies perpendicular to any mirror plane or rotation axis of the molecule

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