polar molecule
Americannoun
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The fact that hydrogen cyanide, a strongly polar molecule, can form crystals together with nonpolar substances like methane and ethane is remarkable, since these types of molecules usually stay separate, much like oil and water.
From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2025
Water is a polar molecule, with the hydrogen atoms acquiring a partial positive charge and the oxygen a partial negative charge.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
It is a polar molecule, allowing for the formation of hydrogen bonds.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
For these molecules, the directions of the equal bond moments are such that they sum to give a nonzero dipole moment and a polar molecule.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
In other words, hydrogen bonds always include hydrogen that is already part of a polar molecule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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