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Vitamin B12 contains a cobalt ion which makes it polar in nature, allowing it to dissolve in polar solvents like water and alcohol. Acetone and chloroform are non-polar solvents, so they cannot effectively dissolve the polar B12 molecule due to differences in their polarity.

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