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
Because CO is a polar molecule, it experiences dipole-dipole attractions.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Dipole-dipole attractions result from the electrostatic attraction of the partial negative end of one polar molecule for the partial positive end of another.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Water, for example, is a polar molecule because one end of the molecule has a slight positive charge and the other end has a slight negative charge.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
In chemistry, a polar molecule is a molecule that contains regions that have opposite electrical charges.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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