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Ah k. I think I'm getting this :)<br />
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So, the main factors regarding polarity, are Symmetry, and Electronegativity?<br />

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Ah k. I think I'm getting this :)

So, the main factors regarding polarity, are Symmetry, and Electronegativity?


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Water is bipolar, because the hydrogen atoms lose their electron to the oxygen atom.<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp;d+<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;O<br />
&nbsp; / &nbsp;\<br />
&nbsp;H &nbsp; H<br />
d- &nbsp; &nbsp;d-<br />
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But why is it that not all molecules are polar?<br />
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Let's take Silane (SiH4) for example; does that have a net positive charge? (As it has the 4 H+ atoms surrounding it)<br />
..<br />
(If so, then perhaps one of you can think up an example of a molecule which is not polar? lol)<br />

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Water is bipolar, because the hydrogen atoms lose their electron to the oxygen atom.

   d+
   O
  /  \
 H   H
d-    d-


But why is it that not all molecules are polar?

Let's take Silane (SiH4) for example; does that have a net positive charge? (As it has the 4 H+ atoms surrounding it)
..
(If so, then perhaps one of you can think up an example of a molecule which is not polar? lol)


Molecule polarity

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