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Bond Polarity

Dipole moment of a water molecule

Dipole moment of a water molecule

Water has a very large dipole moment which results from the two polar H–O bonds oriented at an angle of 104.5° with respect to each other. The bond dipoles add up to create a molecular dipole (indicated by the green arrow).

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