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This is the uneven distribution of bonding electrons in a molecule creating partially positive and negative sides of that molecule.

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This is the dipole effect. Water is a good example of a polar molecule, as the side with hydrogens becomes more positive than the opposite side of the atom.
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The answer to this is polarity :)
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