ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (DIPOLE MOMENT)


Meaning of ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (DIPOLE MOMENT) in English

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(µ) A measure of the degree of polarity of a polar molecule . Dipole moment is a vector with magnitude equal to charge separation times the distance between the centers of positive and negative charges. Chemists point the vector from the positive to the negative pole; physicists point it the opposite way. Dipole moments are often expressed in units called Debyes .

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.