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Is n-octane polar?

water is polar and immiscible with the non-polar octanol.


Will potassium hydroxide dissolve in octane?

Potassium hydroxide is a polar compound. Octane is a non polar compound. Therefore, these compounds would not be dissolved in each other.


Does sugar dissolve in hexane?

Because sucrose is a polar molecule, it dissolves in water. This is understood by the chemical axiom "like dissolves like." octane is a completely saturated hydrocarbon and is therefore non-polar. Because octane is non-polar and sucrose is polar, sucrose does not dissolve in octane.


Is octanol soluble with hexane?

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Is ethanol and water miscible?

Yes it is. Because they are both not polar.


How does soap mix with octane?

When soap is mixed with octane the non-polar ends of the soap molecules are attracted with induced-dipole induced-dipole attractions to the non-polar octane molecules. The octane molecules repel the polar ends of the soap and the soap molecules form inverted soap bubbles that attract polar molecules like water.


What will dissolve octane C8H18?

Octane is a liquid at room temperature (it's one of the main ingredients of petrol/gasoline). If you mean what will it mix with, the answer is any other hydrocarbon liquid such as hexane or heptane or nonane.


Is octane polar?

No, it's not polar as there are no polar bonds.


Does acetone dissolve crude oil like the sludge in the Gulf?

Crude oil has stuff like benzene, toluene, heptane and Octane in it. all those things are non-polar. polar and non-polar substances don't mix, like water (polar) and oil (non-polar). acetone is polar, but also non-polar due to its two methyl groups. So, yes. Acetone does dissolve crude oil.


Is C8H18 polar or nonpolar?

C8H18, also known as octane, is a nonpolar molecule. This is because it consists mostly of carbon and hydrogen atoms, which have similar electronegativities and therefore share electrons equally in the molecule, resulting in a symmetric distribution of charge and no overall dipole moment.


What is the name for substances that do dissolve in water?

Substances that do not dissolve in water are called "insoluble" or "non-soluble." For water (a polar molecule), anything non-polar will not dissolve, including hexane, methane, ethane, propane, octane, oils, waxes, and plastics.


Is chloroform miscible with octane?

Yes they are mixing. but they are not reacting.