What are the properties of a polar solvent?

Answer 1

It is attracted to other polar molecules due to the slight negativity and positivity. Because of this, the adhesion and cohesion also comes in play and allows the water to stay in position by binding to each other and to other molecules.

Answer 2

One end or tip of solvent's molicule must be highly electronegitive and the other tip must be highly electropositive. One can clearly see two 'poles' hence the word polar. For example: DMSO and Water.

Answer 3

I had an experiment where I dropped water, ethanol, baby oil, and dish soap on a penny and I had to see which would hold the most drops. Based on these observations, how can I determine whether the liquids are polar or non-polar?

Answer 4

Polar solvents have a partial positive and partial negative charge, making them good for dissolving polar solutes. They have high dielectric constants, allowing them to stabilize charged species in solution. Additionally, polar solvents often have high boiling points and are miscible with water.