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If a water molecule is neutral why does it attract polar molecules?
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∙ 11y ago
A water molecule is polar, which is why it attracts other polar molecules.
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A molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends?
It is called polar
What does the composition of a water affect its charge?
It makes the molecule polar
What cause dipole interactions?
In the context of chemistry, a dipole is a polar molecule, having a negatively charged end and a positively charged end, as a result of the specific geometry of the electron configuration of that molecule. The poles of a given molecule then interact with other poles of other molecules on the basis of Coulomb's Law. Like poles repel, opposite poles attract.
How are water molecules like magnets?
water molecules are polar (there is an unequal charge around the molecule) The oxygen end of the water molecule is negatively charged and the hydrogen ends of the water molecule is positively charged. thus, the oxygen will attract positive atoms and the hydrogens will attact negative atoms
Why does a polar molecule dissolve anything?
It doesn't. Only other polar molecules.
Do polar molecules attract?
yes. the positive end of the molecule attracts the negative end of the adjacent molecule
Is a covalent bond neutral?
Molecules can be polar or non-polar; bonds are what hold molecules together, but they are not in themselves polar or non-polar. I should point out that the most famous polar molecule in the world, the water molecule, does have covalent bonds.
Why are polar covalently bonded molecules soluble in water and non polar are not?
Water is a polar covalent molecule. The partial charges in the molecule attract other charges, ionic or more partial charges from other covalent molecules and dissolves them. Nonpolar bonded molecules have no partial charges and the water molecules will attract each other thus not attracting the nonpolar and does not dissolve them.
Describes a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends?
A molecule with opposite charges at opposite ends is said to be a polar molecule. All such molecules are water soluble.
How does a polar bond differ from a molecule?
Not much really except molecules should have polar bonds so that the bonds attract to other poles causing molecules to bond and form larger things. Its like how the electrons of atoms attract other atoms or collide and form molecules.
A molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends?
It is called polar
how do you explain what polar molecules are?
Water molecules are polar molecules. Both of the bonds inside the molecule are polar bonds.
What molecule would mix best with water?
Polar Molecules
What does the composition of a water affect its charge?
It makes the molecule polar
What is the primary attractive force among the polar molecules in liquid hydrogen chloride?
Polar molecules have a positively charged pole and a negatively charged pole. The positively charged pole of one molecule will attract the negatively charged pole of another molecule, in accordance with Coulomb's Law.
What is a molecule that has a partial positive charge on one end and a partial negative charge on the other?
A polar molecule...such as water. The oxygen molecules pulls the electrons closer, causing the oxygen to have a more negative charge and the two hydrogen atoms to have more positive charges. this is very important in the bonding of water molecules to other water molecules.
What cause dipole interactions?
In the context of chemistry, a dipole is a polar molecule, having a negatively charged end and a positively charged end, as a result of the specific geometry of the electron configuration of that molecule. The poles of a given molecule then interact with other poles of other molecules on the basis of Coulomb's Law. Like poles repel, opposite poles attract.
