Answer to Question #156371 in Organic Chemistry for Venita Singh

Question #156371

Is a flake of napthalene soluble in kerosene?


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2021-01-18T01:58:07-0500

Nonpolar compounds can only dissolve in nonpolar solvents and polar compounds only do so in polar solvents. Naphthalene and kerosene are both nonpolar hydrocarbon substances. Therefore, naphthalene is soluble in kerosene. Answer: yes.


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