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Polar substances are miscible (will dissolve) in each other and non-polar substances will dissolve in each other. "Like dissolves like!" Mineral oil is non-polar. Hexane is a six carbon chain and is also non-polar. Water on the other hand is polar because it contains an electronegative oxygen.
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Does oil dissolve?
Good question... With the information in my science classes, OIL does not dissolve in anything. But in my opinion I believe it is possible for oil to dissolve. I think oil may dissolve in acids, or any type of chemical. Oil can also dissolve when placed in boiling water for a period of time. Hope this helps! Good luck
What can't dissolve in water?
what does not turn dissolve in water is you! our bodies cannot melt in water
What types of substances would be least likely to dissolve in water?
Giant covalent substances like diamond tend not to dissolve in anything. Non polar molecular substances such as hydrocarbons are not attracted to water.
10 things that do not dissolve in water?
pepper, sand, dirt, paper, plants, metals, hair, wood, lead, cotton.
What word in science to mean something that does dissolve?
The word "soluble" (in science) refers to something that can dissolve in something else, like salt in water. The word "insoluble" refers to something that does not dissolve in something else, like oil in water.
Does hexane dissolve in motor oil?
yes
Why do samples dissolve in mineral oil but not water?
I don't know what these samples are of, but somethings just dissolve in oil but not in water. That's one of the properties they have.
Can cottonseed oil dissolve in mineral oil?
No
Do naphthalene crystals dissolve in mineral oil?
YES
What color is iodine when dissolve in mineral oil?
purple.
Does salad oil dissolve in water?
No. Oil will dissolve in fatty (hydrophobic) liquids, not in hydrophilics like water.
Why does Mineral oil lubricant dissolve latex?
oil and latex are nonpolar molecules so they are able to interactwhich causes it to dissolve while polar molecules cant interract with non polar so water wont dissollve it.
Why doesnt oil dissolve in ocean water?
The reason why oil doesn't dissolve in ocean water is because oil is nonpolar and water is polar.
Why cant water dissolve compounds such as oil?
Because oil is very complex, and water can not dissolve such complex structures.
What are some insoluble liquids?
Oil is a liquid that wont dissolve in water Mercury is a liqid that wont dissolve in water or oil or mentholated spirits ect
Name a molecule that does not dissolve well in water?
oil does not dissolve at all in water.
Why should you not expect the halides ions to dissolve in mineral oil?
halide ions strongly interact with the counter-ions. However, mineral oil is non-polar. To dissolve the halide ions (and the counter-ions) into mineral oil would drastically raise system energy. Thus it does not work. More simply, halide ions have a charge and won't easily dissolve in non-polar substances, since like-dissolves-like.
