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What happens to nonpolar covalent bonds in water?

Answer 1

They do not change.

The nonpolar substance, to use the "like dissolves like" analogy, will not dissolve or mix in water; instead, it will form a layer above or below the water, or suspended globules within it. The nonpolar substance's immiscibility with polar bonds makes it a useful property for compound separation, and it plays a major role in ionic solution chemistry applications. The nonpolar substance's BOND nature is unaffected by the solvent.

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Answer 2

Elias Aguila

Nonpolar covalent bonds in water do not dissolve or dissociate because water is a polar solvent. Therefore, nonpolar covalent molecules tend to be insoluble or poorly soluble in water and may form separate layers or clusters within the solvent.

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