Are non polar molecules soluble in water?

Answer 1

No.Water can't dissolve non-polar molecules. Water is a polar molecule. Since polar molecules can only dissolve with polar molecules, and non-polar molecules can only dissolve with non-polar molecules, water and non-polar molecules don't react together.

Exception:

- Some very small non-polar molecules can dissolve in water, like oxygen (O2)

Answer 2

No. Non polar compound or solvents Examples of household items like fats, oil and petrol. Most non-polar molecules are water insoluble (http://www.answers.com/topic/hydrophobe-1) at room temperature. However many non-polar http://www.answers.com/topic/solvent, such as http://www.answers.com/topic/turpentine, are able to dissolve non-polar substances - like dissolves like.

Answer 3

No, non-polar molecules do not dissolve in water.

Remember, like substances dissolve like substances (like dissolves like). Water is POLAR; therefore, non-polar molecules will not dissolve in it. Non-polar molecules dissolve in non-polar solutions.

Answer 4

No. Non-polar molecular compounds are usually not soluble in water. They are soluble in other non-polar solvents such as toluene and other organic solvents.

Answer 5

Polar molecules dissolve in water, but nonpolar molecules do not dissolve in water. There is a saying that like dissolves like. Water dissolve polar substances like itself, but not nonpolar molecules which are unlike water. An example of a nonpolar substance in water is a mixture of water and vegetable oil, which is nonpolar. If left to sit, the oil will form a layer on top of the water's surface because it cannot dissolve in the water.

Answer 6

Nonpolar molecules are generally not soluble in water because water is a polar molecule and like dissolves like. Nonpolar molecules do not interact well with the polar water molecules, making them insoluble.

Answer 7

A non-polar molecule is typically not soluble in water because they lack ionic groups capable of water molecule interaction. A term for this type of insolubility is "hydrophobic."

Answer 8

No.

Water is polar, and only dissolves other polar things.