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The fact that oxygen has a slightly negative charge and the hydrogens have a slightly positive charge makes the moluecule slightly polar, because its slightly unbalanced.
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What type of molecle has water loving and water hating?
regions
What causes the polarity of a water molecule?
the unequal sharing of electrons
What is a shorter answer for what causes polarity in a water molecule?
asymmetrical charge distribution
What property of water causes many of its properties?
The polarity of the water molecule is responsible for most of water's properties.
Why is a water molecle polar?
Water is polar due to the two sets of unbound electron pairs on the oxygen molecule which oppose the positivly charged hydrogen. This causes a dipole, a positive and negative end to the molecule.
What causes of high melting point of water?
High polarity and hydrogen bonds.
How is polarity related to surface tension?
Water cohesion causes surface tension related to solubility. Polarity is also related to solubility in that polar substances dissolve better in polar solvents, such as water.
How water acts as a lubricant and transport facilitator?
The polarity of the water molecule, which causes hydrogen bonds to form between the water molecules, is the characteristic that enables it to act as a lubricant.
What is the effect of this uneven sharing of electrons in water?
The polarity of water.
What causes the moon to tilt?
polarity of the moon
Which property is responsible for the fact that water and oil do not mix?
polarity! Polarity is the reason that water and oil do not mix
Why does water have polarity?
water is ionised.
