Question icon
Grade 11Physical Chemistry

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLAR & NON POLAR AND POLAR SOLVENTS & NON POLAR SOLVENTS?CAN ANSWER FAST

Profile image of saikrishna
8 Years agoGrade 11
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Arun
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
Polar solvents have large dipole moments (aka “partial charges”); they contain bonds between atoms with very different electronegativities, such as oxygen and hydrogen. Non polar solvents contain bonds between atoms with similar electronegativities, such as carbon and hydrogen (think hydrocarbons, such as gasoline).