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  2. Chemical polarity - Wikipedia

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    A polar molecule has a net dipole as a result of the opposing charges (i.e. having partial positive and partial negative charges) from polar bonds arranged asymmetrically. Water (H 2 O) is an example of a polar molecule since it has a slight positive charge on one side and a slight negative charge on the other. The dipoles do not cancel out ...

  3. Polarizability - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] On rows of the periodic table, polarizability therefore decreases from left to right. [9] Polarizability increases down on columns of the periodic table. [9] Likewise, larger molecules are generally more polarizable than smaller ones. Water is a very polar molecule, but alkanes and other hydrophobic molecules are more polarizable ...

  4. Polariton - Wikipedia

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    A polariton is the result of the combination of a photon with a polar excitation in a material. The following are types of polaritons: Phonon polaritons result from coupling of an infrared photon with an optical phonon; Exciton polaritons result from coupling of visible light with an exciton [12]

  5. Polarity - Wikipedia

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    Polarity (projective geometry), in mathematics, a duality of order two; Polarity in embryogenesis, the animal and vegetal poles within a blastula; Cell polarity, differences in the shape, structure, and function of cells; Chemical polarity, in chemistry, a separation of electric charge; Magnetic polarity, north or south poles of a magnet

  6. Solvent effects - Wikipedia

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    A comparison of S N 1 to S N 2 reactions is to the right. On the left is an S N 1 reaction coordinate diagram. Note the decrease in ΔG ‡ activation for the polar-solvent reaction conditions. This arises from the fact that polar solvents stabilize the formation of the carbocation intermediate to a greater extent than the non-polar-solvent ...

  7. Optical rotation - Wikipedia

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    Dextrorotation and laevorotation (also spelled levorotation) [1] [2] in chemistry and physics are the optical rotation of plane-polarized light.From the point of view of the observer, dextrorotation refers to clockwise or right-handed rotation, and laevorotation refers to counterclockwise or left-handed rotation.

  8. Umpolung - Wikipedia

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    In organic chemistry, umpolung (German: [ˈʔʊmˌpoːlʊŋ]) or polarity inversion is the chemical modification of a functional group with the aim of the reversal of polarity of that group. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This modification allows secondary reactions of this functional group that would otherwise not be possible. [ 3 ]

  9. Pi-interaction - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, π-effects or π-interactions are a type of non-covalent interaction that involves π systems.Just like in an electrostatic interaction where a region of negative charge interacts with a positive charge, the electron-rich π system can interact with a metal (cationic or neutral), an anion, another molecule and even another π system. [1]