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Dipole

physical science Maturity 7-9

Tiny things have two sides.

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VFPt dipole electric.svg
One side is plus. The other side is minus. They stay close together. This helps things work. It is in all around us. Can you find it?
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H2O 2D labelled.svg

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H2O 2D labelled.svg
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Ozone-resonance-Lewis-2D.svg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.6 | Vital Level 4