Is Acrylic Plastic Hydrophobic?

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Homework Statement

when it comes to determine if a material is hydrophobic or hydrophilic, from what I know it is determined by the nonpolar or polar properties of the molecule. water is polar which as there is no neutral electron balance
between atoms and one side of H2O is negative charge and one side is positive from what I understand. so they are attracted to each other. And with nonpolar there is an equal balance of sharing the electron in the molecule.
My question is with acrylic plastic from what I know it is Carbon5-Oxygen2-Hydrogen8. would this make the bonds nonpolar? Is acrylic plastic hydrophobic?

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Yes, the bonds in acrylic plastic are nonpolar. This means that acrylic plastic is hydrophobic. A hydrophobic material is one that does not interact with water, meaning it will not be attracted to water molecules. Nonpolar molecules, like those found in acrylic plastic, do not interact with water molecules and instead repel them.