Bacteria and viruses are not molecules and are neither polar nor nonpolar.
The contain both polar and nonpolar molecules.
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Bacteria are generally considered polar because they have distinct ends or poles, such as a head and a tail. Viruses, on the other hand, are typically nonpolar as they do not have a specific structure like bacteria and generally have a symmetrical shape.
Dirt is generally non-polar. It is a mixture of organic and inorganic materials, such as minerals, bacteria, and decaying plant matter, which do not have a strong overall polarity.
Toothpaste is typically a mixture of polar and non-polar substances. The surfactants in toothpaste are usually polar, while other ingredients such as thickeners and abrasives can be non-polar.
A polar solute is expected to be soluble in a non-polar solvent. This is because "like dissolves like" – polar molecules tend to dissolve in polar solvents, and non-polar molecules dissolve in non-polar solvents.
When a non-polar solute is mixed in a non-polar solvent, they will easily dissolve in each other due to their similar polarities. The solute molecules will distribute evenly throughout the solvent, forming a homogeneous solution. No strong interactions such as hydrogen bonding will occur between the solute and solvent molecules.
It is non polar. In amino acids, "polar" or "nonpolar" refers specifically to the side chain; the molecule as a whole is definitely polar, but leucine's side chain is a hydrocarbon with no polar groups.