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
Because CO is a polar molecule, it experiences dipole-dipole attractions.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
There is an inherent separation of charge, and so water is a polar molecule.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
An uneven distribution of the positive and negative charges within a polar molecule produces a dipole.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
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