1. Imagine that you need to take a medicine that the doctor has prescribed for you. Explain why
scientists who developed that medicine would need to know whether or not the compound in
that medicine is polar. How might a polar medicine behave differently as it dissolved in the body
than a nonpolar medicine would? Answer in 1 to 2 paragraphs. (10 points) Think about how polar
and nonpolar compounds might behave differently in the watery environment of your stomach or
bloodstream.
Because polar and non-polar don't mix together
2. Imagine you're cooking dinner for a few of your friends. You decide to make a salad with
homemade dressing. Why do you need to think about the polarity of the different ingredients in
your salad dressing in order for it to turn out well? Answer in 1 to 2 paragraphs. (10 points)
Think about how polar molecules only mix with other polar molecules and nonpolar molecules only
mix with other nonpolar molecules.
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