Question #247754

How a non-polar substance can dissolve in a polar substance


Expert's answer

Polar substances tend to dissolve in polar solvents, and nonpolar substances dissolve in nonpolar solvents. The solvent particles collide with the solute particles and the intermolecular forces of attraction between solute and solvent particles "hold" the solute particles in the spaces.


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