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Generally speaking 'like dissolves like' so when you thinking if a molecule can dissolve in a particular solvent, you need to decide what type of bonding that solvent can exhibit and what bonding the molecule in question exhibits. So for example water can exhibit hydrogen bonding. This means for something to be able soluble in water, it too needs to be able to exhibit hydrogen bonding. Methane only contains hydrogen and carbon and thus, will not exhibit hydrogen bonding. However, methanol has carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and therefore, can exhibit hydrogen bonding.
As a result, using the 'like dissolve like' approach we can see why methane will be insoluble in water but methanol will be soluble.
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Is calcium nitrate soluble in methanol?
Being an ionic inorganic salt, PbNO3 is soluble in water which is similar in structure as methanol (CH3OH) but we must remember that water is inorganic in nature unlike methanol which is a typical organic compound. From our knowledge of organic compounds we may simply predict that lead nitrate is insoluble in methanol.
Is methanol more soluable than methane?
Yes, methanol is CH3OH and methane is CH4. Methanol is polar (because of the O-H bond) and methane is non-polar (because it is a hydrocarbon.) Water (which is polar) will dissolve other polar things, but not non-polar things.
What molecule has the highest boiling point methane chloromethane or methanol?
methanol
Is Na3PO4 insoluble or soluble?
soluble
Is NH4Br soluble or insoluble?
It is soluble
Is KCl soluble in xylene?
Potassium chloride is not soluble in xylene.
Is sodium sulfate soluble in ethanol?
Sodium sulfate is practically insoluble in ethanol. But it adsorbs ethanol as well as methanol.
Is calcium nitrate soluble in methanol?
Being an ionic inorganic salt, PbNO3 is soluble in water which is similar in structure as methanol (CH3OH) but we must remember that water is inorganic in nature unlike methanol which is a typical organic compound. From our knowledge of organic compounds we may simply predict that lead nitrate is insoluble in methanol.
Solubility of pb with lipids?
The lipid glycerol is soluble in both water and ether. Olive oil is soluble in ether, but not water. A solid lipid is insoluble in water, methanol, and ether.
What is a substance that is insoluble in water but is soluble in a different solvent?
salt
Is zinc soluble in methanol?
Yes, Zinc is soluble in Methanol and Glycerol
What is similar about soluble and insoluble?
What is similar about soluble and insoluble.
Is methanol more soluable than methane?
Yes, methanol is CH3OH and methane is CH4. Methanol is polar (because of the O-H bond) and methane is non-polar (because it is a hydrocarbon.) Water (which is polar) will dissolve other polar things, but not non-polar things.
Is biphenyl soluble in ethanol?
biphenyl is soluble in ethanol and also in most of organic solvents
Is flaxseed meal soluble or insoluble fiber?
it is both soluble and insoluble
From ethanol and methanol which is more soluble in water?
Methanol
Is pebble soluble or insoluble?
INSOLUBLE
