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No it's false nonpolar compounds usually do not dissolve in polar solvents.

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What type of compound will not dissolve in water?

A) nonpolar compounds will not dissolve in water because water is polar


Which explains why acetone dissolve nail polish?

a nonpolar solvent will dissolve a nonpolar solute


What solvent does not dissolve ionic compounds?

Nonpolar solvents, such as hexane and benzene, do not dissolve ionic compounds because they lack the ability to dissociate the ions due to their nonpolar nature. Ionic compounds require polar solvents, such as water or alcohols, to dissolve and dissociate into their constituent ions.


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.


Will hexane dissolve ammonium acetate?

No, hexane is a nonpolar solvent and ammonium acetate is a polar compound. Nonpolar solvents like hexane do not dissolve polar compounds like ammonium acetate.


Do substances made of nonpolar molecules only dissolve in nonpolar or polar solvents?

Like dissolves like. Polar compounds dissolve in polar solvents and nonpolar compounds dissolve in nonpolar solvents. An exception to this rule, however, is that an electronegative atom can only take four or five carbons into a polar solvent. An alcohol with an alkyl chain seven carbons long, for example, will not be soluble in a polar solvent, even though it is a polar molecule.


How do you explain the phrase like dissolves like in terms of polar and nonpolar substances?

Polar substances dissolve other polar substances, and nonpolar substances dissolve other nonpolar substances. A polar substance cannot dissolve a polar substance and a nonpolar substance cannot dissolve a polar substance.


Why don't polar compounds mix with nonpolar compounds?

Polar compounds have poles that have a partial positive charge and a partial negative charge that attract other polar molecules. Nonpolar compounds do not have partially charged poles, so the polar substance is not attracted to them and they don't dissolve.


What one of these defines the like dissolves like rule of solubility?

The "like dissolves like" rule of solubility states that substances with similar polarity or intermolecular forces are more likely to dissolve in one another. In other words, polar solutes tend to dissolve in polar solvents, while nonpolar solutes tend to dissolve in nonpolar solvents.


Explain how a solute can dissolve in polar and nonpolar solvents?

=a polar solvent dissolves a polar solute, and nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes. likes dissolve likes=


What do you mean like dissolve like?

For example polar liquids dissolve polar solids, nonpolar liquids dissolve nonpolar solids.


What can you dissolve in propane?

Propane is a nonpolar molecule, meaning it cannot dissolve ionic or polar substances. However, it can dissolve nonpolar substances such as oils, fats, and waxes. This is due to the similar nonpolar nature of propane and these substances, allowing them to mix at a molecular level. Additionally, some nonpolar gases like methane and ethane can also dissolve in propane due to their similar nonpolar characteristics.