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Why does iodine do not dissolve in cyclohexane?

Updated: 9/18/2023
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Karrytek93

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Iodine is soluble in cyclohexane.

'like' dissolves 'like'

(i.e. non-polar dissolves non-polar)

Iodine is non-polar as both atoms of iodine have the same electronegativities

Cyclohexane is non-polar due to its symmetric structure

Therefore iodine does dissolve in cyclohexane

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