The dipole moment, con
dx* h64 kwg2xrb ime,5sidered as a vector, points from the negative to the positive charge. The water molecule, Fig. 17–28, has a dipole moment which can
k,x5mg 4x 2rieb*h wd6 be considered as the vector sum of the two dipole moments, and as shown. The distance between each H and the O is about . The lines joining the center of the O atom with each H atom make an angle of , as shown, and the net dipole moment has been measured to be Determine the charge q on each H atom.