Question

Define polar and non-polar solvents?

Answer 1

Solvent:

• The solvent is a substance in which solute is dissolved.

Polar solvent

• Polar solvents are solvents that have large dipole moments and possess charge separation, and the ability to solvate that is dissolved, ions, and other polar materials.
• They contain bonds between atoms with very different electronegativities, such as oxygen and hydrogen.
• For example, water (H₂O) is a polar solvent.

Non-polar solvents:

• Non-polar solvents are solvents that are composed of atoms that have small differences in electronegativity and are called non-polar solvents.
• They contain bonds between atoms with similar electronegativities, such as carbon and hydrogen.
• Bonds between atoms with similar electronegativities will lack partial charges.
• Example: Benzene (C₆H₆), hexane (C₆H₁₄), pentane (C₅H₁₂), etc.