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Can dodecane dissolve in water

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Dodecane is a 12 carbon hydrocarbon and it will not dissolve in water. It is very non polar.

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Will dodecane dissolve in water?

No, dodecane is a hydrocarbon (alkane) and is insoluble in water due to differences in polarity. Water is a polar molecule while dodecane is non-polar, so they do not mix.


Is dodecane soluble in water?

Yes: These two substances are both nonpolar and the disparity between numbers of carbon atoms in their molecules is not too great.


How many elements in dodecane?

Dodecane is a hydrocarbon and contains only two elements, carbon and hydrogen.


Will dodecane burn when ignited?

Dodecane will burn from a wick but a pool of liquid dodecane can only be ignited if the temperature is raised to around 75 degrees Celcius. A pool of dodecane will ignite spontaneously at around 203 degrees Celcius, just below its boiling point.


What is dodecane a compound or element or mixture?

Dodecane is a compound. It is an organic chemical compound belonging to the alkane group, consisting of 12 carbon atoms.


A substance that does not dissolve in a solvent is said to be what in that solvent?

- Sand does not dissolve in water- Plastic does not dissolve in water- metals do not dissolve in water


Is there 26 hydrogen atoms in Dodecane?

Yep!


What state is dodecane at 25 at degrees?

gas


How hot is boiling point of dodecane?

216.2 °C


How many hydrogen atoms does dodecane have?

Dodecane has 24 hydrogen atoms. The general formula for an alkane is CnH2n+2, where n is the number of carbon atoms. Dodecane has 12 carbon atoms, so it will have 2(12) + 2 = 24 hydrogen atoms.


Does water and salt dissolve?

No, but salt does dissolve in water.


Do lipids dissolve water?

No. Lipids do not dissolve in water.