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polar molecule

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noun

  1. a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.


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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

Because caffeine is a somewhat polar molecule, it dissolves well in water, a polar liquid.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

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

Consider a polar molecule such as hydrogen chloride, HCl.

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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