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What is meant by polar solvent? |
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Answer» Polar liquids comprise covalent molecules, where atoms share electrons to form bonds. The electrons in a covalent bond are not equally shared between the atoms of different elements. Elements that have a higher electronegativity tend to pull the shared pair of electrons closer to themselves, obtaining a partial negative charge while leaving the other atoms involved in the covalent bond with a partial positive charge. Polar solvents have large dipoler movement . they contain bonds between atoms with very different electronegative elements such as oxygen and hydrogen |
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