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chemical polarity
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chemical polarity [′kem·i·kəl pə′lar·əd·ē]
(physical chemistry)
Tendency of a molecule, or compound, to be attracted or repelled by electrical charges because of an asymmetrical arrangement of atoms around the nucleus.


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1) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ion-exchange chromatography (ion chromatography) process permits separation of ions and polar molecules based on the charge properties of the molecules.
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