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
This attractive force is called a dipole-dipole attraction—the electrostatic force between the partially positive end of one polar molecule and the partially negative end of another, as illustrated in Figure 10.9.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Because water is a polar molecule, it is able to form multiple hydrogen bonds that account for many of water’s special properties.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
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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