The dipole moment p of the water molecule, illustrated in Figure 9-19, is actually the vector sum

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The dipole moment p of the water molecule, illustrated in Figure 9-19, is actually the vector sum of two equal dipoles p1 and p2 directed from the oxygen atom to each of the hydrogen atoms. The measured value of the angle between the two hydrogen atoms is 104.5°, the O–H bond length is 0.0956 nm, and the magnitude of p is 6.46 x 10-30 C . m. Compute the fraction of the electron charge that is transferred from each hydrogen to the oxygen.

Figure 9-19

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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