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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.
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Is crude oil spilling in the gulf?
20,000 to 40,000 barrels of crude oil is spilling in the Gulf of Mexico every day.
What kind of crude oil is spewing from the gulf?
i would think crude oil is the answer to this question.
What wont dissolve in water but will dissolve in another substance?
First thing that comes to mind is crude oil, like in the Gulf of Mexico/BP fiasco. Have you ever refinished furniture? Furniture refinisher dissolves the old lacquer, shellac, or varnish finish. Try that with your garden hose.
Which area accounts for one quarter of US crude oil production?
The Gulf of Mexico makes up one quarter of US crude oil production.
What kind of oil had spilled in the gulf of Mexico?
Crude oil (BP is still paying for that stupid mistake).
What liquid is found under the gulf of Mexico?
Crude oil and several other fossil fuels (methane, ethane) are found dissolved below the floor of the Gulf of Mexico.
In the case of the gulf oil spill would not the oil be heavier?
Crude Oil is less dense than water.
Who won this contract Occidental of oman inc crude stabilization unit tender?
Gulf petrochemical services and Trading LLC
What causes did the crude oil spill do?
When crude oil spilt in the Gulf of Mexico it caused the oil to float into the Atlantic Ocean, near the United Kingdom (UK), and it also caused loads of animals to get completely cover in the oil and some possibly died because of it!
Why wont oil dissolve well in the gulf of Mexico?
Oil are nonpolar substances, and water is a polar substance. Because of this, water molecules are more attracted to each other than the oil, and will not break their bonds to dissolve the oil.
What are the Natural resources of Somalia?
Uranium, Natural gas, Possibly Oil and extensive fish and marine life off the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea
What took place on January 21 1991 supposedly in an effort to hinder an invasion force of U.S. Marines?
Iraq spilled an estimated 400 million gallons of crude oil into the Persian Gulf.
