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That oil does not dissolve in water and oil's molecular structure has no dipole moment. Hence they are unable to form dipole-dipole bonds with polar molecules like water (hence oil does not mix with water)
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoLipids are oily or fatty types of chemicals, such as cholesterol or Omega 3 fatty acids. A molecule of a lipid is nonpolar because it does not have a positive and negative pole, as polar molecules (such as water) have. These poles, in polar molecules, are the result of asymmetrical distribution of electrons. In lipids, the electrons are distributed in a symmetrical manner.
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nonpolar
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