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Is water a polar or nonpolar molecule?

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Water and nonpolar molecules do not easliy mix?

Water and oil doesn't mix because the water is a polar molecule and oil is a non-polar molecule. There will always be more molecules of water than oil.


What does non polar molecule mean?

When a molecule is nonpolar it means there are no charges.


What type of organic molecule requires the action of emulsifiers to be sucessfully digested?

Fat molecules. Water molecule is polar, and therefore water is a good solvent for other polar molecules, dissolving them when they come in contact with one another. Water is not a good solvent for nonpolar molecules, such as fats. A fat has no polar grups to interact with water molecules. An emulsifier, however, can cause a fat to disperse in water. An emulsifier contains molecules with both polar and nonpolar ends. When the nonpolar ends interact with the fat and the polar ends interact with the water molecule, the fat disperses in water, and an emulsion results.


Has water have polar heads and nonpolar tails?

No, that could be a phospholipid that you're thinking of. Water is a polar molecule.


The difference between polar molecuels and nonpolar molecuels?

A polar molecule in which there is some separation of charge in the chemical bonds, so that one part of the molecule has a slight positive charge and the other a slight negative charge. A common example of polar molecule is water. The water acts as a solvent for polar molecules. A non-polar molecule has no separation of charge, so no positive or negative poles are formed.