IB Biology A1.1 Definitions
This page contains our IB Biology definitions for A1.1. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Water'.
dipole
The presence of positive and negative poles in a molecule due to unequal sharing of electrons between atoms
hydrogen bonding
The strongest intermolecular force that only occurs between hydrogen and oxygen, nitrogen, or fluorine
polar molecule
A molecule with unequal covalent bonds between the atoms
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