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NH(3) polar but BF(3) non-polar....

`NH_(3)` polar but `BF_(3)` non-polar.

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Ammonia has dipole moment due to pyramidal structure but in `BF_(3)` the dipole moment is zero due to symmetrical planar structure.
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