Problem: Which would you expect to be more soluble in water, cyclohexane or dioxane?
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We’re being asked to determine which is more soluble in water, cyclohexane or dioxane.
Recall that the main idea in dissolution is like dissolves like, which means compounds with the same polarity and intermolecular force can dissolve each other.
Water exhibits hydrogen bonding, so the best solute is another polar compound that also exhibits hydrogen bonding.
cyclohexane:
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Which would you expect to be more soluble in water, cyclohexane or dioxane?
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