English Explanatory Dictionary

partial charge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an electric charge that is less than the charge on an electron; for example, that of a quark
  2. the partial charge on a particular atom in a polar molecule due to differences in electronegativity

Word forms

partial charge partial charges
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