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What is Polarized water?

Updated: 9/24/2023
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When water's chemical structure is drawn, the two hydrogen atoms do not bond in a straight line with the oxygen atom, but rather form a Micky Mouse shape. Additionally, the hydrogen atoms have a positive charge when bonded, while the oxygen atom tends to have a negative charge. Because of the irregular shape, combined with the difference in charges, the negative end has a tendency to stick out and cause one side of the molecule to be negative, and the other positive. This difference in charges on each side of a molecule is called polarity, but it can be applied to water specifically.

Incidentally, water also has a tendency to group together due to its polarity, forming hydrogen bonds with itself and other polar molecules. This is the reason for the phenomena that is surface tension; the water forms a net of sorts because the negative end on one molecule is attracted to the positive end on another.

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