ELECTRIC DIPOLE (DIPOLE)


Meaning of ELECTRIC DIPOLE (DIPOLE) in English

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An object whose centers of positive and negative charge do not coincide. For example, a hydrogen chloride (HCl) molecule is an electric dipole because bonding electrons are on average closer to the chlorine atom than the hydrogen, producing a partial positive charge on the H end and a partial negative charge on the Cl end.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.