Dissolving Non-Polar Solutes in Cyclohexane

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Non-polar solutes dissolve effectively in cyclohexane due to the principle of "like dissolves like," which states that non-polar substances will mix with other non-polar substances. Cyclohexane is confirmed as a non-polar solvent, making it suitable for dissolving non-polar solutes. This principle is fundamental in understanding solubility in chemistry, particularly in organic solvents.

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Non-polar solutes will dissolve in cyclohexane, since it is also non-polar, right?
 
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polar -ionic go togther, so do polar and polar...and finally nonpolar/nonpolar (remember the catchy jingle like dissolves like) ok so mabye there is no catchy jingle, but yes that would seem to be correct (assuming cyclohexane is nonpolar since i dident actually look it up)
 

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