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Polar compounds have poles that have a partial positive charge and a partial negative charge that attract other polar molecules. Nonpolar compounds do not have partially charged poles, so the polar substance is not attracted to them and they don't dissolve.
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Is mineral oil soluble in a solution ofwater and tetrahydrofuran?
Mineral oil is a nonpolar compound. Water and tetrahydrofuran are both polar compounds. Polar compounds and nonpolar compounds do not generally mix.
Do H20 and CH20 dissolve in each other and why?
No, because water is polar and CH20 is nonpolar. Polar and nonpolar substances don't mix.
What molecule would mix best with water?
Polar Molecules
Polar molecules mix well with what kind of molecule?
quite simply: polar. Polar mixes well with polar. Nonpolar mixes well with nonpolar.
Why are lipids soluble in organic solvents like chloroform?
Fats, as well as organic compounds, are nonpolar substances. Water, however, is a polar substance. Nonpolar substances dissolve nonpolar substances and polar substances dissolve polar substances (like dissolves like) because each are more attracted to molecules of similar structure than of different structure.
Do polar compounds mix with nonpolar compounds?
no, in the case of polar and nonpolar the two do not mix it's like putting olive oil in milk
Is mineral oil soluble in a solution ofwater and tetrahydrofuran?
Mineral oil is a nonpolar compound. Water and tetrahydrofuran are both polar compounds. Polar compounds and nonpolar compounds do not generally mix.
How does laundry detergent work on a molecular level?
The molecule that makes up soap or detergent has a polar head and a nonpolar tail. In chemistry, compounds that are polar like to mix with other polar compounds and compounds that are nonpolar like to mix with other nonpolar compounds. This is why oil and water don't mix. Water is polar and oil is nonpolar. Oil and grease are a nonpolar compounds. When in water the soap molecules will arrange themselves in such a way that the nonpolar tails surround the grease creating a spherical droplet. On the face of this sphere is the polar heads of the soap molecule. This allows it to interact with the polar water. This is how soap and laundry detergent are able to remove oil and grease and wash it down the drain.
Is the mix of water and alcohol polar or non-polar?
Both water and alcohol are polar. The terms polar and nonpolar, as they are used in chemistry, cannot be applied to mixtures, only to individual compounds.
Why does coconut oil dont mis with water?
Coconut oil is composed of lipids (fats) which are nonpolar compounds that are not miscible with water, which is polar. The chemical reason is a bit complex and involves physical chemistry to explain, but in short, nonpolar molecules do not carry much of a partial charge distribution, while polar molecules do. As far as polar and nonpolar compounds go, "like dissolves like" is the general rule and so polar compounds like to stay with polar compounds (this is why water and vinegar will mix) and nonpolar compounds like to stay with nonpolar compounds (mixing oils - although, depending on the density, these may separate with time). A brief chemistry explanation: the association of polar compounds with nonpolar compounds is energetically unfavorable and so these molecules do their best to not associate with each other because it would require an energy input to do so. In general, chemical systems try to stay at the lowest energy level possible and so adding energy to put two molecules together is an energy-involving process, which makes it less favorable and therefore less likely to occur. This is called the "hydrophobic effect".
Is peanut butter polar or nonpolar?
nonpolar. The fat molecules in peanut butter are nonpolar, that is why peanut butter doesn't evenly mix with water, a polar substance.
Do H20 and CH20 dissolve in each other and why?
No, because water is polar and CH20 is nonpolar. Polar and nonpolar substances don't mix.
What molecule would mix best with water?
Polar Molecules
Polar molecules mix well with what kind of molecule?
quite simply: polar. Polar mixes well with polar. Nonpolar mixes well with nonpolar.
Why won't oil mix with water?
because water is polar and oil is nonpolar
What factor determines if two liquids will be miscible or immiscible?
Molecules that do not dissolve in other molecules that are similar. If the molecules are not similar, they will not mix. Therefore, you have an immiscible liquid. Polar solvents will only dissolve polar compounds. (e.g. NaCl in H2O soln) Nonpolar solvents will only dissolve nonpolar compunds. (e.g Vitamin A in an oil) However, certain solvents are miscible with both polar and nonpolar solvents. An example of this would be ethanol (CH3CH2OH), which is miscible with water(polar) and hexane(nonpolar).
What type of molecules interact with water polar or nonpolar?
Polar. Just think of this, oil is non polar, oil doesnt mix with water.
