Why fullerenes are insoluble in water while soluble in methyl benzene?
Ritik Raj , 9 Years ago
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10 grade science> Why fullerenes are insoluble in water whi...
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Aishwarya
Because fullerene is non polar.water is polar solvent.non polar solutes dissolve in non polar solvent.As methyl benzene is non polar fullerene is soluble in it.
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Nitesh
We know that like dissolves like that is polar substance dissolve in polar solvent and non-polar substance dissolves in non-polar solvent.Since water is polar and fullerine is non-polar so it does not dissolves in water.Methyl benzene is non-polar so it dissolves in.
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