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That is a very magnificent question and it is asked by many, but here i will give you the straight up answer. Easy and simple: salt. Now many will say that it is soap but i can tell you that is bonkers.

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Q: What dissolves wax?
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Are all solids equally soluble in the same solvent?

Absolutely not! Using gasoline as a solvent, wax dissolves in it but glass will not dissolve at all. Using water as a solvent, salt dissolves in it but pepper will not dissolve at all. Using hydrofluoric acid as a solvent, glass dissolves in it but wax will not dissolve at all.


Why does frogs have a coating of wax around them?

when frogs come onto the land they need oxygen from the air,this wax coating dissolves oxygen in it and the frog can breathe easily.also this prevent the water to flow across its skin membrane due to osmosis.


Does wax dissolves in oil?

Yes, because: like (generally) dissolves like: a polar substance (where there is a difference in charge across the molecule), such as water, (H2O), where the oxygen atom is slightly negative and the hydrogen atoms will be slightly positive, will dissolve other polar substances. A non-polar substance, that has no difference in charge, will dissolve/ be dissolved by another non-polar substance. Wax and oil are both non-polar, therefore wax can be dissolved in oil.


What organic solvent that dissolves lipstick and wax?

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What dissolves the solvent or solute?

The solvent dissolves the solute. (The solute dissolves in the solvent.)


What dissolves solvent or solute?

The solvent dissolves the solute. (The solute dissolves in the solvent.)


When KCl dissolves in water?

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Which dissolves Skittles faster water or vinegar?

Skittles melt faster in vinegar because the vinegar is more tangy and it takes the wax of the s on the skittles off very fast. Water would be second and hand sanitizer is third because its a gel and it holds the color in.


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The substance that dissolves is called the "solute" and the substance that the solute dissolves in is called the "solvent".


What is the substance that dissolves in a solute?

The substance that dissolves is called the "solute" and the substance that the solute dissolves in is called the "solvent".


What is the substance the dissolves in a solution?

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What part of speech is dissolves in the sentence When you put some sugar in water it dissolves?

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