Chapter 1, Problem 1.43AP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The justification of the statement that the bond dipole moment of $\text{O}-\text{H}$ bond in water is $1.52\text{D}$ has to be stated.

Concept introduction:

The quantity that is used to measure the uneven distribution of electrons around the atoms of a compound that possess the covalent bonds is known as dipole moment. It is denoted by $\mu$. The dipole moment is the calculated by the multiplication of the magnitude of separated charges, $q$, with the vector, r, from positive to negative charge regions. The expression for dipole moment is given as,

$\mu =q\text{r}$