Question

Even though carbon dioxide is non-polar and water is polar, carbonated water is fairly stable if kept in a closed container. The equilibrium between carbon dioxide, water, and carbonic acid helps stabilize the gas to some extent.
Which other factor can explain the interaction between the polar and non-polar substances?

• A. The hydrogen bonding in the water supporting the non-polar substance.
• B. The dipole-induced dipole effect of water on carbon dioxide.
• C. The dipole- induced dipole effect of carbon dioxide on water.
• D. The fact that carbon dioxide acts as a liquid in the presence of a strongly polar solvent lie water.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The dipole-induced dipole effect of water on carbon dioxide.

A dipole-induced dipole attraction is a weak attraction that results when a polar molecule induces a dipole in an atom or in a nonpolar molecule by disturbing the arrangement of electrons in the nonpolar species.

This is the reson of interaction between carbon-dioxide and water.