Chemistry A-Level
Bond polarity versus molecular polarity
What Bond polarity versus molecular polarity means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Bond polarity versus molecular polarity
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Bond polarity is a property of a bond, whereas whether a whole molecule is polar also depends on its shape and on whether the individual bond dipoles cancel.
Topics that use Bond polarity versus molecular polarity
- Bonding and structure (OCR A-Level)
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