Q: Ethers readily dissolve what type of molecules?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Ethers are good solvents for other organic compounds because of their low reactivity. They readily dissolve non-polar molecules. Diethyl ether is perhaps the best known ether. It is widely used as a solvent and has been used as an inhalable anesthetic.

 Choices:

- proteins

- lipids

- polar

- non-polar


A:
non-polar