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Since alcohol contains carbon, it is an organic solvent and can be dissolved in most other organic solvents.
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Why does rubbing alcohol separate ink?
Rubbing alcohol works as a solvent on ink stains because it has polar molecule. Ink also has polar molecule so the like items dissolve each other.
Does potassium chloride dissolve in organic solvent?
yes it turns purple colour
How does rubbing alcohol remove sharpie stains?
Rubbing alcohol (or also called isopropanol/Ispropyl) is a solvent that has polar molecules (molecules with a positive charged molecule that sticks to a negative charged molecule). If you sniff a sharpie, it has a sharp, alcohol smell, right? Sharpies have n-propanol alcohol, n-butanol, and diacetone alcohol in them. They have pretty similar structures to rubbing alcohol. All alcohol have polar molecules. There is a "like dissolve like" rule. This means Polar solvent+Polar solvent=dissolve/removal. OR non-polar solvent+nonpolar solvent=dissolve/removal. The closer the molecule make-ups are, the more likely they are to dissolve or be removed.
Which type of organic compound is commonly used as both a disinfectant and a solvent?
alcohol.. antiseptic cream has alcohol and has OH which is basically a solvent
Is ethanol the solvent or solute in gasoline?
Gasoline does not have a solvent, as it is commonly used, and it does not need a solvent. This is because gasoline is not a solid that needs dissolving, it is a liquid hydrocarbon already and is a solvent more than it can ever be a solvent.
Does iron dissolve in an organic solvent?
yes
How do you separate sodium chloride and sugar?
You can put the sugar and salt mixture into isopropanol. The sugar will dissolve very well, but the salt will not. The liquid can be poured off leaving solid salt - to obtain the sugar you would let the isopropanol evaporate.Sugar is organic and will dissolve in organic solvents such as alcohol. Salt will not. Mix it with an organic solvent such as alcohol and filter it and you will be left with salt, then distill the remaining mixture to be left with sugar and your solvent.
What do solvents do to you?
Solvents are chemical substances that can dissolve, suspend or extract other materials usually without chemically changing either the solvents or the other materials. Solvents can be organic, meaning the solvent contains carbon as part of its makeup, or inorganic, meaning the solvent does not contain carbon. For example, "rubbing" alcohol is an organic solvent and water is an inorganic solvent. Hydrocarbon and oxygenated solvents are examples of types of organic solvents that can effectively dissolve many materials.
Why does rubbing alcohol separate ink?
Rubbing alcohol works as a solvent on ink stains because it has polar molecule. Ink also has polar molecule so the like items dissolve each other.
Can ethyl alcohol dissolve oil?
No. Like water ethyl alcohol is a polar solvent and will not dissolve most nonpolar solutes such as oil.
Does potassium chloride dissolve in organic solvent?
yes it turns purple colour
Does rubbing alcohol remove stains?
Rubbing alcohol (or also called isopropanol/Ispropyl) is a solvent that has polar molecules (molecules with a positive charged molecule that sticks to a negative charged molecule). If you sniff a sharpie, it has a sharp, alcohol smell, right? Sharpies have n-propanol alcohol, n-butanol, and diacetone alcohol in them. They have pretty similar structures to rubbing alcohol. All alcohol have polar molecules. There is a "like dissolve like" rule. This means Polar solvent+Polar solvent=dissolve/removal. OR non-polar solvent+nonpolar solvent=dissolve/removal. The closer the molecule make-ups are, the more likely they are to dissolve or be removed.
Why does rubbing alcohol remove stains?
Rubbing alcohol (or also called isopropanol/Ispropyl) is a solvent that has polar molecules (molecules with a positive charged molecule that sticks to a negative charged molecule). If you sniff a sharpie, it has a sharp, alcohol smell, right? Sharpies have n-propanol alcohol, n-butanol, and diacetone alcohol in them. They have pretty similar structures to rubbing alcohol. All alcohol have polar molecules. There is a "like dissolve like" rule. This means Polar solvent+Polar solvent=dissolve/removal. OR non-polar solvent+nonpolar solvent=dissolve/removal. The closer the molecule make-ups are, the more likely they are to dissolve or be removed.
How does rubbing alcohol remove sharpie stains?
Rubbing alcohol (or also called isopropanol/Ispropyl) is a solvent that has polar molecules (molecules with a positive charged molecule that sticks to a negative charged molecule). If you sniff a sharpie, it has a sharp, alcohol smell, right? Sharpies have n-propanol alcohol, n-butanol, and diacetone alcohol in them. They have pretty similar structures to rubbing alcohol. All alcohol have polar molecules. There is a "like dissolve like" rule. This means Polar solvent+Polar solvent=dissolve/removal. OR non-polar solvent+nonpolar solvent=dissolve/removal. The closer the molecule make-ups are, the more likely they are to dissolve or be removed.
Which is called king of organic solvent?
ether
Which type of organic compound is commonly used as both a disinfectant and a solvent?
alcohol.. antiseptic cream has alcohol and has OH which is basically a solvent
Is ethanol the solvent or solute in gasoline?
Gasoline does not have a solvent, as it is commonly used, and it does not need a solvent. This is because gasoline is not a solid that needs dissolving, it is a liquid hydrocarbon already and is a solvent more than it can ever be a solvent.
