Question

Candle wax melts low temperature, it is not conductive to electricity, it is insoluble in water and partially soluble in solvents nonpolar, like gasoline. Than type of links are present in the candle wax?

A. Electrostatics.
B. Apolar.
C. lónicos.
D. Hydrogen bridges.

Answer 1

electrostatic and ionic are definitely not the answer because they have high melting point

hydrogen bonds are too weak and not permanent.

so the answer is apolar as it is soluble in polar solvents (water)

Answer 2

B. Nonpolar

Step-by-step explanation:

The low melting point tells you the compound is not ionic, metallic, or a network solid.

It is almost certainly a molecular solid.

It does not conduct electricity, so it is not metallic (which we have already ruled out).

It is insoluble in polar solvents (water) and soluble in nonpolar solvents (gasoline).

Since like dissolves like, the molecule is nonpolar.

The type of links must be nonpolar.