Question

How to distinguish polar and non-polar solvents?

Answer 1

Polar solvents	Non-Polar solvents
1.These solvents can have separate charges and have positive and negative poles in the molecules.	2. They do not have any charged centers or poles.
2.They possess higher dipole moments and higher dielectric constants.	2. They possess low dipole moments and dielectric constants.
3.They have a replaceable hydrogen and atoms like N or O etc.	3. They don't have such hydrogen or other electronegative atoms.
4.They dissolve polar reactants as ions.	4. They dissolve non-polar reactants as hydrocarbons.
5. They can dissolve in water.	5. They can not dissolve in water.