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Is wax a polar

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it is the wax from polar bear ears's

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Is wax a polar or non-polar molecule?

Parrafin wax is non-polar.


Is wax a non polar molecule?

Generally yes


Is human skin polar or nonpolar?

It is polar. That is why water sticks to your skin, unlike wax, a nonpolar substance.


Is candle wax ionic polar covalent or nonpolar covalent also what type of bonding does sugar salt and olive oil have?

Candle wax is covalent! Olive oil is non polar covalent. Because it can not disolve in water and water is polar.


Why melted wax don't conduct electricity?

Wax is non-polar covalent because it is balanced in charge and it does not conduct electricity.


What has polar and non polar ends to allow oil to disperse in water?

Soaps and detergents have polar and non polar ends in their molecules which may disperse the wax and grease in water.


Does wax dissolves in oil?

Yes, because: like (generally) dissolves like: a polar substance (where there is a difference in charge across the molecule), such as water, (H2O), where the oxygen atom is slightly negative and the hydrogen atoms will be slightly positive, will dissolve other polar substances. A non-polar substance, that has no difference in charge, will dissolve/ be dissolved by another non-polar substance. Wax and oil are both non-polar, therefore wax can be dissolved in oil.


Does water and candle wax form a solution or mixture?

A heterogeneous mixture. Water is a polar solvent and wax in nonpolar, like oil. The two will not mix as a result.


What is the polarity of wax paper?

wax paper itself is neutral. however the molecules are polar, just like water.


Are fatty acids non-polar?

Grease is non-polar - vaseline, oil, wax - they are all hydrocarbons, with bonds that aren't polar. To remove a grease from your hands you need a non-polar solvent, not water.


Is paraffin wax polar or non polar?

Paraffin (C25H52) is non-polar bond because it is not soluble in water which is a polar solvent, while it is soluble in mineral oil which is non-polar solvent. (Polar substances and ionic substances dissolve in polar solvents and non-polar substances dissolve in non-polar solvents.)


Is food coloring polar?

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