Question

oils will dissolve best in solvents that are? A. polar B. nonpolar C. either polar or nonpolar D. neither polar nor nonpolar

Answer 1

The answer is B. nonpolar.

Polar molecules dissolve best in polar solvents while nonpolar molecules dissolve best in nonpolar solvents. Oils are nonpolar. So, they will dissolve best in nonpolar solvents. If you put oil in some polar solvent, such as water, it will hardly dissolve.