Water molecules are polar molecules. What is meant by the term polar molecule?

a molecule that has an overall positive charge on one end and an overall negative charge on the other end
a molecule that has no charge on one end and either an overall negative or positive charge on the other end
a molecule that has an overall negative charge on one end, as well as an overall negative charge on the other end
a molecule that has an overall positive charge on one end, as well as an overall positive charge on the other end

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Water molecules are polar molecules. What is meant by the term polar molecule?
 	
	a molecule that has an overall positive charge on one end and an overall negative charge on the other end
	a molecule that has no charge on one end and either an overall negative or positive charge on the other end
	a molecule that has an overall negative charge on one end, as well as an overall negative charge on the other end
	a molecule that has an overall positive charge on one end, as well as an overall positive charge on the other end

anonymous · Answer

Please post this on the science section :)

anonymous · Answer

weres that at i am new hear

causticsyndicalist · Answer

Click on the Find More Subjects thingy on the top of the page and look for the "Chemistry" section since I'm assuming this would fit in Chemistry.

perl · Answer

polar molecule should remind you of poles, like on a magnet (there is a south and north pole)