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
It is a polar molecule, allowing for the formation of hydrogen bonds.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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
There is an inherent separation of charge, and so water is a polar molecule.
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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