What are polar and non-polar solvents?

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Polar solvents have large dipole moments; they contain bonds between atoms with very different electronegativities, such as oxygen and hydrogen.

Non polar solvents contain bonds between atoms with similar electronegativities, such as carbon and hydrogen (think hydrocarbons, such as gasoline)

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