| Thread Closed |
Determining which Nonpolar Solute most likely to be soluble in nonpolar solvent |
Share Thread | Thread Tools |
| Aug23-08, 01:42 PM | #1 |
|
|
Determining which Nonpolar Solute most likely to be soluble in nonpolar solvent
1. Which of the following substances is most likely to be soluble in a nonpolar solvent?
a. glucose b. graphite c. sulfur d. lithium fluoride 2. Relevant equations Is there a way to figure out which of the nonpolar molecules above would most likely be soluble using the structure of the substances? 3. The attempt at a solution Lithium fluoride is ionic so it is polar so it cannot be it. Glucose does not appear to have perfect symmetry so I assumed that it was slightly polar. Sulfur and graphite are pure elements, and I don't understand why sulfur would more likely to be soluble in nonpolar solvent. Ksp seems useless here since we are not dealing with ionic compounds. |
| Aug23-08, 02:02 PM | #2 |
|
Recognitions:
|
Except graphite is carbon and so are nonpolar solvents.
|
| Thread Closed |
| Thread Tools | |
Similar Threads for: Determining which Nonpolar Solute most likely to be soluble in nonpolar solvent
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | Replies | ||
| Choosing a solvent | Biology, Chemistry & Other Homework | 7 | ||
| Which are polar or nonpolar? | Biology, Chemistry & Other Homework | 4 | ||
| Molar Mass of Unknown Solute and Mole Fraction of Gases | Biology, Chemistry & Other Homework | 7 | ||
| Polar or nonpolar? | Chemistry | 2 | ||
| Polar or nonpolar? | Introductory Physics Homework | 0 | ||