Molecular Polarity

When you were a small child, did you ever ride an amusement park ride or ski lift with someone older than you? You may have felt like you were sliding towards that person because of the way the chair leaned. This is the same idea with molecules and their electrons. The electrons in a shared bond will shift towards the atom with the higher electronegativity. The molecule is electrically unbalanced or polar. In this topic, you will examine how molecular polarity is determined.

Essential Question

• How is molecular polarity determined?