What effect do polarity and intermolecular forces on the macroscopic world?

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Feb 25, 2018

Plenty

Explanation:

Perhaps the best illustration is water.

Water is a polar molecule due to the difference in electronegativity values of the H and O atoms. This polarity allows hydrogen bonds to form between water molecules. One consequence of which is water is a liquid with all the subsequent implications of this for life on the planet. Without hydrogen bonding water would be a gas.

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