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Title: nonpolar solids will it dissolve in an effectively nonpolar n intermediate
Post by: nikz06 on April 09, 2006, 04:42:12 AM

will nonpolar solids dissolve in an effectively nonpolar substance?
                                . in an intermediate substance?
will ionic solids dissolve in an effectively nonpolar substance?


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Title: Re: nonpolar solids will it dissolve in an effectively nonpolar n intermediate
Post by: mike on April 11, 2006, 12:24:51 AM

In general polar solids dissolve in polar solvents while nonpolar solids dissolve in non polar solvents. There are always some grey areas though.