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  • The water molecules attract one another, indeed crowding out the non-polar hydrocarbons.

    Attached to Strings 2009

  • To pick up rotational lines from molecules, the molecule needs a dipole moment, and CO2 is a non-polar molecule.

    Radio Astrochemistry Nicole 2009

  • It turns out to be a pretty good model for collisions of non-polar molecules when the density is low and demonstrates Peter's problem Peter has a principle, why not a problem.

    Archive 2010-03-01 EliRabett 2010

  • It turns out to be a pretty good model for collisions of non-polar molecules when the density is low and demonstrates Peter's problem Peter has a principle, why not a problem.

    How big is that molecule in the window EliRabett 2010

  • You can do similar things for collisions of polar molecules with each other or non-polar ones, or for ionic collisions, etc, at the cost of a more complex potential.

    How big is that molecule in the window EliRabett 2010

  • You can do similar things for collisions of polar molecules with each other or non-polar ones, or for ionic collisions, etc, at the cost of a more complex potential.

    Archive 2010-03-01 EliRabett 2010

  • These buried masses of ice are a significant fraction of the known non-polar ice on Mars.

    MRO Radar Maps Extensive Subsurface Martian Ice | Universe Today 2010

  • Strong action can give people more time to prepare, but non-polar glaciers cannot be saved.

    Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

  • The Tatshenshini-Alsek region contains the largest non-polar ice cap in the world, over 350 valley glaciers and an estimated 31 surge-type glaciers.

    Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park, Canada 2008

  • If you recall, toxicants that are lipophilic ( 'lipid-loving', dissolve easily in lipids), non-polar, and of low molecular weight are readily absorbed through the cell membranes of the skin, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and lung.

    Biotransformation 2008

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