why is water polar
it has a bent geometry that places the positively-charged
hydrogen atoms on one side of the molecule and the negatively-charged oxygen
atom on the other side of the molecule.
The net effect is a _______
partial dipole
where the hydrogens have a partial positive charge
and the oxygen atom has a partial negative charge.
partial dipole
What is polarity?
When two atoms with the same electronegativity form a bond, the electrons are shared equally between the two atoms.
Bonds with positive and negative ends are called
dioples