electric dipole (dipole)

Get Babylon's Translation Software! Free Download Now!
Babylon 8 - Your all-in-one solution
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to any language.
View Demo


General Chemistry GlossaryDownload this dictionary
electric dipole (dipole)
 Say it 
An object whose centers of positive and negative charge do not coincide. For example, a hydrogen chloride (HCl) molecule is an electric dipole because bonding electrons are on average closer to the chlorine atom than the hydrogen, producing a partial positive charge on the H end and a partial negative charge on the Cl end.


Define electric dipole (dipole)

Translate electric dipole (dipole)