can you break those solvents into the catergories of polar and nonpolar
2007-01-31 12:29:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Water, polar due to it not being linear
Ethanol polar due to it having a OH
Lamp oil non-polar due to it just being a hydrocarbon chain
2007-01-31 12:37:04 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Hex Vision 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
polar: water, ethanol
nonpolar: lamp oil
reason? both water and ethanol has hydrooxyl group, they are weak polar solvents. However, ethanol is a ever weaker polar solvent than water, that's why, it can be used to remove some nonpolar material as a cleaning solution such as in the tape, disk cleaning fluids.
while lamp oil is pure hydrocarbon chain, there is no electro-negativity in the structure of the molecule and is a very good nonpolar solvent such as clean up chewing gum from your card seats.
2007-01-31 12:55:30 · answer #2 · answered by Bill H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water and ethanol are polar, water more so than ethanol and lamp oil is non-polar.
2007-01-31 12:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by The Frontrunner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa is Polar... So I guess Polar is good.
2016-10-01 00:33:50 · answer #4 · answered by Kyle C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋