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[ta1g]

what does 'net' mean when you say polar molecules have a 'net' dipole?

 

[Jumbo Cactuar]

Well a molecule might have several polar bonds and some of that cancels each other out. A net dipole is one vector indicating the resultant dipole of all the other dipoles.

 

[ta1g]

cool, thanks