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hexane is made up of completely Carbon and Hydrogen molecules with the formula for n-hexane being C6H14. Carbon and hydrogen have similar electronegativities, which means neither of them will particularily hog the shared electrons. In the case of the most known polar molecule, water, we see the water with a high electronegativity polar convalently bond with hydrogen and hold the electron closer to itself. Because of this, the positive hydrogen will weakly bond with other oxygen molecules, known as polar bonding.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoPolarity is determined by symmetry in a molecule. If a molecule (like water) is not symmetrical, then it is polar. Hexane is symmetrical between the carbons and hydrogens. Thus, it is non polar.
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∙ 11y agoHexane has no polar group and it is a symmetric molecule. Therefore it is a good example for a non polar solvent.
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Is baking soda soluble in hexane?
No. Hexane is a nonpolar liquid and so will not dissolve an ionic substance.
Would hexane get rid of wax?
Paraffin wax (a nonpolar solute) should dissolve nicely in hexane (a nonpolar solvent). However, petroleum ether is probably cheaper than hexane and would work just as well.
Is hexane soluable in methanol?
Octanol is more soluble in hexane because it has a longer nonpolar hydrocarbon chain.
Is iron 3 nitrate miscible with hexane C6H14?
No. Hexane is a nonpolar substance so it would not dissolve ionic compounds.
Is petroleum ether and hexane both are same?
No, Petroleum ether is a mixture of aliphatic alkanes e.g. pentane, hexane etc but hexanes is pure hexane.
Is toluene or hexane more nonpolar?
petroleum either is more nonpolar
Is hexane soluble in ethanol?
No, because "like" disolves "like". Ethanol is polar. Hexane is nonpolar.
Is baking soda soluble in hexane?
No. Hexane is a nonpolar liquid and so will not dissolve an ionic substance.
Would hexane get rid of wax?
Paraffin wax (a nonpolar solute) should dissolve nicely in hexane (a nonpolar solvent). However, petroleum ether is probably cheaper than hexane and would work just as well.
Is hexane soluable in methanol?
Octanol is more soluble in hexane because it has a longer nonpolar hydrocarbon chain.
Is iron 3 nitrate miscible with hexane C6H14?
No. Hexane is a nonpolar substance so it would not dissolve ionic compounds.
Why are ethanol and hexane miscible?
Methanol is immiscible in hexane because methanol is a polar compound due to the -OH group. Hexane is nonpolar because there are only carbons and hydrogen atoms. Polar substances cannot dissolve/mix with nonpolar substances. Think "Like dissolves like".
Why is graphite insoluble in hexane?
No. Hexane is a nonpolar compound and will not dissolve ions.
How do you explain sodium chloride is soluble in water but not in hexane?
Sodium chloride is soluble in water because both have polar molecules; but not in hexane becuse it is nonpolar.
Is benzophenone soluble in hexane?
Benzophenone is partially soluble in hexane. Benzophenone is polar, where as, hexane is nonpolar. "Like dissolves like."
What compound most dissolve in hexane?
Hexane is a non-polar solvent, so it will not dissolve in water. Kerosene is non-polar so it will dissolve in Hexane.
Why is Biphenyl Soluble in Hexane?
Both are non-polar, thus "like disolves like"
