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Why Triethanolamine stearate is a polar molecule

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Triethanolamine has a formula of C6H15NO3. It is a polar molecule since the structure is unbalanced one side which makes it able to interact with water molecules. The central atom is N for this molecule. Hope this answers the question.
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