I need to understand this concept in my Biology.
2006-09-15 04:08:05 · 4 answers · asked by ♥ 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Polar molecules have an end with an electrical charge. Non-polar aren't charged. This is why oil (non-polar) and water (polar) don't mix. This is how it is in chemistry. Like dissolves like.
2006-09-15 04:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
in a polar molecule, the electrons are shared unequally between atoms
water is polar because the e-'s spend more time on the oxygen than the hydrogens
in a non-polar molecule, the electrons are shared equally between the atoms
diatomic oxygen is non-polar
2006-09-15 05:14:32 · answer #2 · answered by Ellen N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go back to chemistry. either the molecule has an overall dipole or it doesn't. if it does it's leaning towards polar, but in the basic sense polar compounds can be dissolved in polar substances like water.
2006-09-15 06:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polar means belonging to the pole of somethin while non polar in the opposite
2006-09-15 04:11:42 · answer #4 · answered by *No Doubt* 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋