Question

Oil and water do not mix. What can be said about oil?

It is nonpolar.
It is polar.
It is saturated.
It is unsaturated.

Answer 1

Well, saturated and unsaturated wouldn't make sense, right? Because those define how oil or water are mixed independently.

Answer 2

Lets be logical, because water is very polar, we know this because for a molecule to be polar the charges would have to be very distant from each other, Oxygen is very electronegative, and Hydrogen is not, the distance between them is the unsharing of electrons - polar.

Answer 3

Are you following me?

Answer 4

Now in order for something to be dissolved together, "Like dissolves like", so because we know the oil and water do not mix, that means oil can not be polar, and therefore has to be non-polar.

Comprendo?

Answer 5

@Xmoses1

Answer 6

Ugh OS refused to load >.< I couldn't get back to the post! But yes i see what you mean :) It would be polar right?? :D @alphadxg

Answer 7

I meant non-polar >.<

Answer 8

@Xmoses1 Correct, and to be honest, you wouldn't even need to know oil's structure, as long as you know water (You should know, basic chemistry) then you can figure it out! :)

Answer 9

Thanks so much! :)