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A polar atom is an atom that has unevenly distributed charges. A polar atom makes a good solvent.
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A polar atom is an atom that has a positive and negative charge distribution within its structure, typically due to differences in electronegativity. This causes the atom to have a slightly positive charge on one side and a slightly negative charge on the other side. Water (H2O) is a commonly cited example of a polar molecule, with oxygen being the polar atom as it pulls the shared electrons more strongly towards itself.
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In a polar bond does one atom pull on the shared electrons more than the other atom?
Yes
What is polar in chemestry?
An atom or a molecule which has charge or a bond where the two atoms have partial charges.
What type of bond is formed between a hydrogen on one polar molecule and a very electronegative atom such as oxygen or nitrogen on another polar molecule?
a hydrogen bond
What is example of polar protic solvent and polar aprotic solvent?
-Polar protic solvent has a hydrogen atom attached to a strongly electronegative element (e.g. oxygen) that forms hydrogen bonds. On the other hand, polar aprotic solvents are those solvents whose molecules do not have a hydrogen atom that's attached to an atom of an electronegative element.-Polar protic solvent solvate cations and anions effectively while aprotic solvents do not solvate anions to any appreciable extend.-Polar protic solvents are more suitable for SN1 reactions, while aprotic solvents are used for SN2 reactionsReference: Organic Chemistry 9/e, T.W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle
Is difluoromethane a polar molecule?
Methylamine, or CH3NH2 is a polar molecule. The most electronegative atom in the molecule is nitrogen, which also has a lone pair on it. Also, hydrogen bonding occurs between N-H, which are polar bonds.
What is the distribution of charge in a atom?
A polar atom has uneven distribution of charges in an atom.
Will a compound of one hydrogen atom and one fluorine atom be a polar molecule?
yes
Which type of bond exists between an atom of carbon and an atom of fluorine?
polar covalent
Is xenon polar?
No, first xenon is an element, and so cannot be polar. Second, it is monatomic, and a single atom cannot be polar.
When type of atom has an uneven charge?
Polar molecule
What types of bonds hold together a water molecule?
Water has covalent bonds.The bonds between atoms in a water molecule are covalent bond, somewhat polar ones.
Is nitrogen atom is more polar than sulfur atom?
Atoms cannot be described as polar, only molecules.Nitrogen is, however more electronegative than sulfur if that's what you mean.
Why does one atom have a partial negative charge in a polar covalent bond?
that atom has a greater attraction for electrons
In a polar bond does one atom pull on the shared electrons more than the other atom?
Yes
On a Polar Water Molecule, which atom/s is positive?
fire
Is Cl3 polar or nonpolar?
CHCl3 is a polar molecule. Its electron and molecular geometries are both tetrahedral, yet the Chlorine atoms are more electronegative than the Hydrogen atom, making the molecule polar.
Is PoCl3 polar or non-polar?
http://actachemscand.dk/pdf/acta_vol_13_p0190-0191.pdf The file above indicates that POCl3 has a dipole moment and hence will be polar. The O atom is more electronegative than Cl (by only a little bit), and will have more electron density than the Cl atom, hence the polar nature. Is it very polar in nature, not really, but it is polar.
