Covalent Compounds in Water

When covalent compounds dissolve in water they break apart into molecules, but not individual atoms.
Water is a polar solvent, but covalent compounds are usually nonpolar. This means covalent compounds
typically don't dissolve in water, instead making a separate layer on the water's surface. Sugar is one of
the few covalent compounds that does dissolve in water because it is a polar covalent compound (i.e.,
parts of their molecules have a negative side and a positive side), but it still doesn't separate into ions
the way ionic compounds do in water. Oil is a non-polar covalent compound, which is why it doesn't
dissolve in water.