Is oil polar or nonpolar?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking whether oil is polar or nonpolar. This relates to the chemical properties of oil and how it interacts with other substances based on polarity.
Answer
non-polar
The final answer is non-polar.
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is non-polar.
More Information
Oils are typically non-polar because they consist mostly of carbon-hydrogen chains, which lack significant dipole moments. This non-polar nature contributes to their inability to mix with polar substances like water.
Sources
- Mix It Up with Oil and Water | Scientific American - scientificamerican.com
- Is oil non-polar or polar? - Quora - quora.com
- Oil and Water | STEM Resource Finder - Concord Consortium - concord.org
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