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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

What do you think about solubility of alkanes in water based upon non polar nature of alkanes?

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5 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer5 Years ago
The rule says “like dissolves like”.
Not only alkanes, all the hydrocarbons are insoluble in polar solvents like water because they are predominantly non-polar in nature. They are soluble in non-polar solvents like ether, carbon tetrachloride etc.

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