chemical polarity
(redirected from Molecular polarity)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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