 A commonly-used example of a polar compound is water ( H2O). The electrons of water's hydrogen atoms are strongly attracted to the oxygen atom, and are actually closer to oyxgen's nucleus than to the hydrogen nuclei; thus, water has a relatively strong negative charge in the middle (red shade), and a positive charge at the ends (blue shade). In chemistry, a polar molecule is a molecule in which the centers of positive and negative charge distribution do not converge. These molecules are characterized by a dipole moment which measures their polarity. Image File history File links Water-charge-surface. ...
Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless Atomic mass 15. ...
Properties The electron is a fundamental subatomic particle which carries a negative electric charge. ...
Properties For alternative meanings see atom (disambiguation). ...
A stylized representation of a lithium atom. ...
Chemistry (in Greek: χημεία) is the science of matter that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo. ...
A molecule is the smallest particle of a pure chemical substance that still retains its chemical composition and properties. ...
Electric charge is a fundamental conserved property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interactions. ...
This article is about the electromagnetic phenomenon. ...
Polar compounds are highly soluble in other polar compounds, and virtually insoluble in nonpolar compounds. A solvent is a liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution. ...
In chemistry, a nonpolar compound is one that does not have concentrations of positive or negative electric charge. ...
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