Polarity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009076",
  "term": "Polarity",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A measure of the distribution of electric charge within a molecule, arising from differences in electronegativity between bonded atoms, leading to the formation of dipoles. A molecule is considered polar if it possesses a net dipole moment, meaning the vector sum of all individual bond dipoles is non-zero. Polarity significantly influences a substance's physical properties, such as solubility, boiling point, and intermolecular forces.",
  "synonyms": [
    "polar solvent"
  ],
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Z-value",
    "Dimroth-Reichardt ET parameter",
    "Grunwald-Winstein equation",
    "Kamlet-Taft solvent parameters",
    "activated complex",
    "excited state",
    "intermolecular",
    "ionizing power",
    "power",
    "solvation",
    "van der Waals forces"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 353. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 482 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1010)",
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1151 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/polarity/"
}