Posted by Maci on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 11:05pm.
It means two things.
1. It means that the shared pair of electrons is closer to one of the atoms (the more electronegative one) than to the other and
2. It means that the atoms have a slight charge (one has a slightly + charge and the other a slightly -(negative) charge.)
Thanks!
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