Molecular polarity map
Watch bond dipoles add together—or cancel through symmetry.
Live model
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Water
H2O
Module 5 of 13
Description of this simulation
Water (H2O): Molecular polarity map — Polar · dipoles reinforce. Two lone pairs compress the H–O–H angle and leave a strong net dipole.
Live result
Polar · dipoles reinforce
Two lone pairs compress the H–O–H angle and leave a strong net dipole.
Molecule at a glance
- Geometry
- Bent
- Symmetry
- C₂v
- Polarity
- Polar
- Bond angle
- 104.5°
What this model shows — and what it simplifies
The classification combines polar bonds with molecular symmetry. A symmetric arrangement can cancel its bond dipoles even when every bond is polar.
Where do we see this in real life?
Polarity predicts solubility, chromatography retention and how strongly a microwave field can turn a molecule.