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kerosene does not dissolve in water because it is a non polar liquid while water is polar so due to different nature they are insoluble. kerosene due to less density floats over water surface.
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∙ 13y agoKerosene does not dissolve in water because it is a non-polar substance. Water is polar, and will not bond with non-polar liquids like kerosene. This results in the kerosene not dissolving.
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∙ 14y agoThe nature of the chemical body indicates its
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∙ 13y agowax is soluble in kerosene. both are non-polar and "likes dissolve likes".
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Does kerosene oil dissolve in water?
No
Which liquid floats on top water or kerosene?
When water and kerosene are mixed kerosene will float on top.
What are solutes that dissolved in kerosene?
sugar
Why do we store sodium metal in kerosene oil not in water?
It's explosive in water!
Is oil denser than kerosene?
No it is lighter then water that is why it floats on top.
Is it true that kerosene faster to dissolved salt than water?
No, salts are insoluble in kerosene oil.
Does kerosene oil dissolve in water?
No
Which liquid floats on top water or kerosene?
When water and kerosene are mixed kerosene will float on top.
Are kerosene and oil soluble?
No. Kerosene is an organic compound. and water is a non-organic compound. (kerosene : non-polar Water : polar). As water is a polar solvent kerosene is not soluble in it. but kerosene is soluble in ethyl alcohol which is a non-polar solvent.
Is kerosene oil and water is an example of filtration?
yes
What are solutes that dissolved in kerosene?
sugar
Why do we store sodium metal in kerosene oil not in water?
It's explosive in water!
What cannot be dissolved in water?
oil
Examples of homogeneous and heterogeneous?
examples of heterogenous mixturs include:water and oil,kerosene and water,beans and water,water and sand which not be chemically combined together eg of homgenous include:water and sugar,kerosene and oil.
How kerosene keep sodium from reacting with air?
Oxygen (which react with sodium) is not dissolved in kerosene.
Why does kerosene floats on water?
Kerosene floats on water for the same reason everything else floats. It weighs less than water and has buoyancy. If you put a drop of kerosene on water you will notice it forms a bubble, like a drop fill with air that is lighter than water. It is also an oil based product. Oil and water do not mix therefore the kerosene cannot mix with the water and therefore stays separate from the water. Oil slicks work this way too and kills anything near the surface of the water. In Pearl Harbor the USS Arizona has been leaking oil since it sank. Daily, oil blobs or drops rise to the surface and float on the water. So if you put kerosene on the bottom of a jar of water it will rise and float because it is less dense and lighter than water and will not mix with the water to weigh it back down to the bottom of the jar.Because it's immiscible with water and its density is lower than of water: it is lighter!
Name the methods of separating components what mixture oil and water iron and fillings water and alcohol petrol and kerosene camphor 7 common salt?
assuming this is the same mixture, filter out the iron fillings. than pour of the oil and kerosene from the surface. This is where is gets hard. For the water and alcohol you need to find the boiling points and than pick a temperature in between than, using distillation you need to raise the temperature to that predetermined temperature. Than change the container it is going into than boil of the rest. This will than leave any dissolved salts in the original flask. Do the same for kerosene and oil. If there is salts in it, you need to add other salts that which will form dissolved that will react and form an insoluble salt which can than be filtered out.
