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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you know which element gets the partial charge + and which gets the partial charge - ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the electro-negativity of the participating atoms. take hydrogen and nitrogen for example, in NH3. Nitrogen has a much higher elcetro-negativity than Hydrogen. therefore it becomes partially negative, whlie the hydrogen end of the molecule becomes partially positive.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok thank you! :)

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