What is the bond polarity of the water molecule?
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Explanation:
The polarity of water can be calculated by finding the sum of the two dipole moments of both
For ionic compounds, the dipole moment could be calculated by:
where,
and
For covalent compounds, the expression becomes:
where,
For water, the partial charges are distributed as follows:
It is more complicated to calculate the partial charge on each atom, that is why I will skip this part.
The dipole moment of the
So the net dipole moment of water could be calculated by summing the two dipole moments of both
Note that