Bases can be either polar or non-polar, depending on their chemical structure. Many common bases, such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and ammonia (NH₃), are polar due to their ability to form hydrogen bonds and their ionic or dipole-dipole interactions. However, some organic bases, like triethylamine, can be non-polar or less polar due to their hydrocarbon components. The polarity of a base influences its solubility in water and its reactivity in various chemical reactions.
Nonpolar
nonpolar
It is nonpolar
nonpolar
Polar substances dissolve other polar substances, and nonpolar substances dissolve other nonpolar substances. A polar substance cannot dissolve a polar substance and a nonpolar substance cannot dissolve a polar substance.
Nonpolar
nonpolar
It is nonpolar
nonpolar
nonpolar
nonpolar
nonpolar. The fat molecules in peanut butter are nonpolar, that is why peanut butter doesn't evenly mix with water, a polar substance.
Polar
polar
Polar substances dissolve other polar substances, and nonpolar substances dissolve other nonpolar substances. A polar substance cannot dissolve a polar substance and a nonpolar substance cannot dissolve a polar substance.
The shape is trigonal bipyramidal and all the atoms on the outside are the same so the charges cancel eachother. Nonpolar
The molecule is nonpolar.