The majority of organic compounds (including oils, fats, components of petroleum etc.) are nonpolar. The electrons in these molecules are equally shared between the contained elements.
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Yes, salad oil is a nonpolar substance because it is composed mainly of lipids, which are nonpolar molecules. This means that salad oil will not mix well with water, a polar substance.
Nonpolar compounds, such as oil or fats, will not dissolve in water because water is polar and nonpolar compounds do not interact well with polar substances.
Yes, oil based paints and nail polish are considered nonpolar solutes because they do not dissolve readily in water, which is a polar solvent. Polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents, while nonpolar solutes dissolve in nonpolar solvents.
Salt + Vegetable oil . The salt is the ionic solid and the vegetable oil is the nonpolar liquid
Nonpolar