What is an example practice problem involving a solvent?

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What is an example practice problem involving a solvent?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-20T00:58:42

Circle or choose the solute(s) that can favorably dissolve, or is favorably miscible, in the given solvent. Why?

NONPOLAR
1. Solvent: $C_{6} H_{14}$ $"C"_6"H"_14$ (n-hexane)
Solutes: $C_{3} H_{8}$ $"C"_3"H"_8$ (n-propane), $NaCl$ $"NaCl"$ (sodium chloride), ${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} OH$ $"CH"_3"CH"_2"OH"$ (ethanol)

POLAR PROTIC
2. Solvent: $H_{2} O$ $"H"_2"O"$ (water)
Solutes: $C_{4} H_{10}$ $"C"_4"H"_10$ (n-butane), $LiI$ $"LiI"$ (lithium iodide), ${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} OH$ $"CH"_3"CH"_2"OH"$ (ethanol)

POLAR APROTIC
3. Solvent: $H_{3} C (C = O) {CH}_{3}$ $"H"_3"C"("C"="O")"CH"_3$ (acetone)
Solutes: $C_{5} H_{12}$ $"C"_5"H"_12$ (n-pentane), $H_{2} O$ $"H"_2"O"$ (water), ${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} OH$ $"CH"_3"CH"_2"OH"$ (ethanol)

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