NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Polarity

The polarity of an object is, in general, its physical alignment of atoms. The term is often used to describe the positive and negative ends of batteries and magnets. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Iron filings in a magnetic field generated by a bar magnet A magnet is an object that has a magnetic field. ...

A molecule in which the charges are unevasasastributed is called a polar molecule because the molecule is like a magnet with poles.

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