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Using the molecular dipoles/polarity of H2O, NH3, and CH4 explain why does CH4 not mix with H2O ?

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  • Water is a strong polar molecule or solvent.
  • CH_4 or methane is a non polar molecule.

So

CH_4 doesn't mix with water instead it mixes up with non polar solvents like Benzene,Toluene

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