What is the difference between polar and nonpolar substances?

Answer 1

Polar compounds contain many atoms which are more electronegative than carbon, such as oxygen and fluorine. Non polar compounds typically contain atoms which are close to the electronegativity of carbon, or which are made up of only carbon. So hexane, for example, is non polar, while acetone is polar.

Answer 2

Polar molecules have a net (= overall) charge on them. On the other hand, nonpolar molecules have no net charge. water. For example, when KOH is dissolved in water, it will break up into K+ and OH- ions. Thus, it's polar!

Also, a small rule of thumb (mostly, but doesn't ALWAYS work) is that when you look at the correct structure of a molecule, if it has symmetry, then it's nonpolar (ie. hydrocarbons). Whereas nonsymmetric molecules are polar (ie. KOH).

Polar bond is also a bond resulting from the not sharing of the electrons.

Answer 3

Those compounds which has partial positive and partial negative ends due to electronegative difference and there dnet dipole moment is not zero.for example: HCl,water.

Those compounds whose net dipole moment or electronegativity differnce is zero are called as non polar.For example:H2,CH4,etc.

Answer 4

Non-polar substances are substances that do not have a positive and a negative end. The atoms making up the compound either pull the electrons equally, like in Hydrogen Gas (H-H), or the atoms pull the electrons equally on both sides and cancel each other out like in Carbon Dioxide (C=O=C).

Answer 5

example water is polar and oil in non polar

Answer 6

A NON POLAR SUBSTANCE WHOSE AQUES SOLUTION DOES NOT SPLIT.e.g.oil.

Answer 7

For example polar solutes are dissolved in polar solvents and inverse.

Answer 8

non polar is like Diet Coke and oil