Nonpolar: meaning, definitions and examples

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nonpolar

 

[ หŒnษ’nหˆpoสŠ.lษ™r ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

chemistry

Not having a dipole; not having a separation of charge. Molecules that are nonpolar do not have a positive end and a negative end.

Synonyms

neutral, unpolar

Examples of usage

  • Water is a polar molecule, while carbon dioxide is nonpolar.
  • Nonpolar substances do not mix well with polar substances.
  • The lack of charge separation in nonpolar molecules makes them less reactive.

Translations

Translations of the word "nonpolar" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น nรฃo polar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค—เฅˆเคฐ-เคงเฅเคฐเฅเคตเฅ€เคฏ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช unpolar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ non-polar

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะฟะพะปัั€ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ niepolarny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้žๆฅตๆ€ง (ใฒใใ‚‡ใใ›ใ„)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท non polaire

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ no polar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kutupsuz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋น„๊ทน์„ฑ (๋น„๊ทน์„ฑ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุบูŠุฑ ู‚ุทุจูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nepolรกrnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nepolรกrny

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้žๆžๆ€ง (fฤ“i jรญxรฌng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ nepolaren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รณskautaรฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฟะพะปัั€ัั‹ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒ แƒแƒžแƒแƒšแƒแƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qeyri-kรผtlษ™vi

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ no polar

Etymology

The term 'nonpolar' originates from the combination of the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'polar'. It is commonly used in the field of chemistry to describe molecules that do not have a separation of charge. Understanding the concept of polarity is crucial in various scientific disciplines, especially in the study of chemical bonds and interactions.

See also: polar, polarisation, polarization, polarizing, unpolar.