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Q: Why are nonpolar compounds not highly soluble in water?
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Why is NaCl soluble in water but iodine not?

Sodium chloride and water are polar compounds. Iodine is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.


Is cyclohexene soluble in water?

No, cyclohexene is not soluble in water. Cyclohexene is a nonpolar compound, while water is a polar solvent. Generally, nonpolar compounds are not soluble in polar solvents like water. Therefore, cyclohexene tends to be immiscible or insoluble in water.


Is mineral oil soluble in a solution ofwater and tetrahydrofuran?

Mineral oil is a nonpolar compound. Water and tetrahydrofuran are both polar compounds. Polar compounds and nonpolar compounds do not generally mix.


Is ammonium sulfate insoluble in water?

No, all the sulfate compounds are highly soluble in water.


Why is lithium chloride highly soluble in water?

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Why iodine is more soluble in cl but less soluble in water?

Iodine is not soluble in water because iodine is nonpolar and water is polar. According to the "Like dissolve like" expression, nonpolar substances are soluble with nonpolar substances and polar substances are soluble with polar substances, but nonpolar substances are not soluble with polar substances.


What cations always form soluble compounds?

Cations don't always form soluble compounds. In general, ionic compounds are soluble in very polar solvents such as water and insoluble in nonpolar solvents because the charged ions can be solvated only by polar solvents. Some ionic compounds are insoluble even in water, however.


Nonpolar molecule that is not soluble in water?

Lipid are nonpolar molecules that is not soluble in water.


Organic compounds that are poorly soluble in water behave that way because they are 1 moderately polar 2 covalently bonded 3 generally nonpolar 4 highly polar 5 ionically bonded?

nonpolar, they're electronegativities between the carbon and hydrogen atoms are less than 0.7.. making it a nonpolar covalent bond


Is potassium chloride is more soluble in water than sucrose?

Potassium chloride is more soluble in water. However, in general, both compounds are highly soluble in water.


Are non popular compounds highly soluble in water?

Popularity has nothing to do with solubility - in water or in other solvents.


What is soluble in oil but insoluble in water?

There are many compounds that are soluble in oil but not water. These compounds include alkanes and other organic molecules that are mostly nonpolar. Even long-chain alcohols are soluble in oil but not water, though one part of the molecule is polar.