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Which solvent is iodine more soluble?

Which solvent is iodine more soluble?

Iodine is also a non-polar molecule therefore it is more soluble in oil; “like dissolves like”.

What is soluble in both polar and nonpolar solvents?

A good example of this is ethanol which will dissolve in both water (a polar solvent) and gasoline (a non-polar solvent).

Is iodine more soluble in water or hexane?

Iodine dissolves easily in chloroform and hexane but does not dissolve in water. When polar and non-polar are mixed, water finds other water and forms spherical bubbles. Since water is less dense than this non-polar mixture, the bubbles rise to the top.

Why is iodine soluble in water?

So, it is soluble in water. Iodine can be solubilized in water by dissolving iodine in KI and then into the water. As two iodine atoms share two electrons to form a bond, so iodine is a covalent molecule. Iodine accepts the electrons from another molecule in its antibonding orbital.

Is iodine soluble in acetone?

Iodine (atomic number 53, symbol I) is a chemical element with low toxicity, which dissolves easily in chloroform, hexane, and other organic solvents due to its lack of polarity. Solutions are brown or orange in strongly polar solvents, for example, ethanol and acetone.

Why iodine is very soluble in cyclohexane?

Dissolving in cyclohexane Iodine is soluble, as iodine is a non-polar molecule. The iodine molecules and cyclohexane molecules form weak intermolecular attractions.

Is iodine gas soluble in water?

Iodine is not very soluble in water, but produces a slightly yellow solution. No ions are produced when iodine dissolves in any of these solvents.

Can a non polar iodine molecule be soluble in water?

Non-polar Iodine is not very soluble in water. An intermolecular bond between an induced dipole (I 2) and a polar bond in water is not very strong compared to the hydrogen bonds in water. The water molecules would rather remain hydrogen bonded to each other, then to allow an iodine molecule come between them.

What makes the solubility of a non polar solvent?

Solubility of Non-Polar Solutes. NON-POLAR SOLUTE – NON-POLAR SOLVENT: In all types of non-polar compounds, about the only intermolecular attractions are the very weak induced dipole forces. The weak attractive forces formed by the solute-solvent molecules compensate for breaking those weak bonds in the two pure non-polar substances.

How are the intermolecular forces related to iodine?

The water molecules would rather remain hydrogen bonded to each other, then to allow an iodine molecule come between them. The water molecules effectively “squeeze” out the non-polar iodine. The intermolecular forces are not roughly equal, therefore, the “unlike” substances are not soluble in each other.

Which is a non polar molecule with only one bond?

Iodine is a non-polar molecule, with only one bond – with itself – and so there cannot be any unfair sharing of electrons to any degree, so it is completely non-polar.

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