Water and its useful little dipole moment can dissolve more compounds than any other chemical on Earth.
水及其有用的小偶极矩可以溶解比地球上任何其他化学物质更多的化合物。
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In order for a molecule to be polar, there has to be a dipole moment, a separation of the charge around the molecule into a more positive area and a more negative area.
为了使分子具有极性,必须存在偶极矩,将分子周围的电荷分离为更正的区域和更负的区域。
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Ionic solids are basically just polarity taken to the extreme, so far that instead of having a partial positive and partial negative dipole moment, the electrons have completely transferred, creating two charged ions.
You also learned how to notate a dipole moment or charge separation of a molecule, the actual physical mechanism behind " like dissolves like" , and why water is just so dang good at fostering life on this planet.