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Thermocol is another name for polystyrene (PS), which is a type of plastic. Benzene is an industrial solvent, and it's primary use is to make styrene. The chemical structure of benzene, a non-polar organic hydrocarbon solvent, and of PS is such that benzene will dissolve styrene and polystyrene.
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Why hexane will dissolve benzene but will not dissolve sodium chloride?
Hexane is non polar compound and benzene also non polar compound so non polar comp's soluble in non polar reagents. But sodium chloride is ionic so does nt dissolve benzene in it
Benzene is a non-polar molecule and meaning that it does not have a positive or negative side Which statement BEST describes how benzene will dissolve in water?
Benzene is non-polar as it does not have the electronegative atoms such as oxygen or chlorine in it. Therefore, benzene does not exhibit polarity as opposed to molecules which include as water.
Does iodine float on water?
NO iodine can not dissolve in water but it can dissolve in benzene
Is silicon dioxide soluble in non polar benzene?
No, silicon dioxide forms a network covalent structure, and so doesn't dissolve in anything:
Why does benzoic acid form a dimer in benzene and not in water?
Benzene is a non polar solvent with low dielectric constant, whereas water is a polar solvent with high dielectric constant. So water can reduce the interaction between benzoic acid molecules there by preventing them from dimerizing, which cannot be done by benzene
Which chemical dissolves thermocol?
Petrol or spirit can dissolve themocol in it
Why hexane will dissolve benzene but will not dissolve sodium chloride?
Hexane is non polar compound and benzene also non polar compound so non polar comp's soluble in non polar reagents. But sodium chloride is ionic so does nt dissolve benzene in it
Does paint thinner or table salt dissolve faster in benzene?
paint dissolves faster in benzene but table salt does not
Is NaCl most likely to dissolve in benzene a nonpolar solvent?
no
Benzene is a non-polar molecule and meaning that it does not have a positive or negative side Which statement BEST describes how benzene will dissolve in water?
Benzene is non-polar as it does not have the electronegative atoms such as oxygen or chlorine in it. Therefore, benzene does not exhibit polarity as opposed to molecules which include as water.
Does covalent substances conduct electricity in benzene?
Benzene is nonpolar and thus will only dissolve nonpolar substances. Covalent substances is vague, but even if benzene were to dissolve nonpolar solutes, they would not conduct electricity because the current has no ions or delocalized electrons to travel across.
How can you stick one thermocol with another thermocol?
thermocol
Why doesn't hydrogen-chloride dissolve in methyl-benzene?
because change happens
What are the fat solvents?
Solvents which can dissolve fats,e.g ether, benzene, acetone.
What are the disadvantages of thermocol?
advantages of thermocol
Why are NaI and CH2O more soluble in water than benzene (C6H6)?
Sodium iodide is ionic and formaldehyde is polar. Water, being a polar molecule will readily dissolve both. Benzene is nonpolar so it will not readily dissolve polar or ionic substances.
Why does nacl readily dissolve in water but not in tetrachloromethane?
NaCl dissolves in water because it is an ionic compound. Because of this, when the compound is broken down into ions, the polarity of the water molecules attracts the broken down ions. This allows for the Na+ and Cl- ions to dissolve in the water. NaCl does not dissolve in benzene because benzene is a nonpolar molecule. Because it is nonpolar, the broken down ions will not be attracted to benzene.
