A substance that contains polar covalent bonds may not be overall polar ... This means that the molecule itself is non-polar due to symmetry.

Alcohol has one O–H bond which is polar, but a large portion of the molecule is made up of C–H bonds which are nonpolar. Alcohol molecules do not attract each other as strongly as water molecules and ...

When a charged object such as a rubber balloon is brought close to a fine stream of a polar liquid, the stream is attracted toward the electrical charge. If the same charged object is brought close to ...