Can a non polar solute dissolve in a polar solvent?

Answer 1

A polar solvent is best at dissolving polar solutes. This is because if a potential solute is non-polar, the solvent is more stable when clustering among itself. This is due to hydrogen bonds and dipole-dipole interaction generally being much more strong attractive forces than London dispersion, which is the only attractive force non-polar molecules can exhibit. It's important to understand that polar molecules also exhibit London dispersion, but that the effect of it is normally rendered insignificant by the much more powerful dipole-dipole interaction/hydrogen bonding.

If a non-polar solution is added to a polar solvent, the non-polar solution will form either a separate layer or small bubble-looking clusters (called micelles). One way to force the two solutions to mix is by using a surfactant, which lowers the surface tension of a liquid. It works by attaching to a non-polar molecule with a long, non-polar chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms and attaching a polar molecule with its polar head.

Answer 2

No,as it is a rule of thumb that likes dissolves like,which means that polar will dissolve in polar and non polar in non polar.

There are a few exceptions. Water, a polar substance, can dissolve some very small non-polar substances, such as oxygen.

Answer 3

Polar ANYTHING dissolves in water (as long as it's soluable)!

Water is polar! And Polar solvents dissolve polar (or ionic) solutes!

That's why salt dissolves in water and oil doesn't. (Oil is nonpolar.)

This is true the other way as well.

Nonpolar solutes can dissolve in nonpolar solvents.

That's why oil dissolves in benzene (C6H6) and salt doesn't!

Answer 4

Basically, polar solvents dissolve polar substances, and non-polar solvents dissolve non-polar substances. Water is polar, oil is non-polar.

Answer 5

Polar solutes, including ionically bonded ones that can dissociate in the solvent.

Answer 6

Like dissolves like. Polar substances can dissolve other polar substances. Hydrochloric acid will dissolve in water because they're both polar.

Answer 7

if the solvent is water or another polar compound that is liquid, yes.

if the solvent is nonpolar (e.g. oil), no.

Answer 8

The substance that helps in polarization of laboratory agents

Answer 9

yes. and nonpolars dissolve nonpolars