Molecule Polarity
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About
Topics
- Polarity
- Electronegativity
- Bonds
- Partial Charge
- Dipole
Description
When is a molecule polar? Change the electronegativity of atoms in a molecule to see how it affects polarity. See how the molecule behaves in an electric field. Change the bond angle to see how shape affects polarity.
Sample Learning Goals
- Predict bond polarity using electronegativity values
- Indicate polarity with a polar arrow or partial charges
- Rank bonds in order of polarity
- Predict molecular polarity using bond polarity and molecular shape
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
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Molecule Polarity |
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Julia Chamberlain, Kelly Lancaster | HS UG-Intro |
HW Lab |
Intermolecular Forces and Molecules - Interactive Lecture Demonstration |
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Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro | Demo |
Molecule Polarity - Clicker Questions |
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Trish Loeblein, Robert Parson | UG-Intro | MC |
Concept Questions for Chemistry using PhET |
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Trish Loeblein | MS UG-Intro HS |
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Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
Molecular Polarity Inquiry Lab | Nicole Hughes | HS | Guided |
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Translations
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Bosnian | All Bosanski |
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Polarnost molekule | ||
Chinese (Simplified) | All 中文 (中国) |
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分子极性 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) | All 中文 (台灣) |
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Molecule Polarity_分子的極性 | ||
Danish | All Dansk |
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Molekylers polaritet | ||
Dutch | All Nederlands |
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polariteit molecuul | ||
French | All français |
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Polarité de la molécule | ||
German | All Deutsch |
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Dipolmoleküle | ||
Greek | All Ελληνικά |
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Πολικότητα Μορίων | ||
Hungarian | All magyar |
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Molekulák polaritása | ||
Italian | All italiano |
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Polarità molecolare | ||
Korean | All 한국어 |
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분자 극성 | ||
Latvian | All Latviešu |
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Molekulu polaritāte | ||
Persian | All فارسی |
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قطبيت مولكول | ||
Polish | All polski |
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Polaryzacja Cząsteczek | ||
Portuguese (Brazil) | All português (Brasil) |
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Polaridade da Molécula | ||
Serbian | All Српски |
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Поларност молекула | ||
Spanish | All español |
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Polaridad de la Molécula | ||
Spanish (Mexico) | All español (México) |
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Polaridad de la Molécula | ||
Spanish (Peru) | All español (Perú) |
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Polaridad de la Molécula | ||
Swedish | All svenska |
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Molekylpolaritet | ||
Vietnamese | All Tiếng Việt |
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Software Requirements
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