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Hexane Solubility in Ethanol
« on: October 04, 2005, 10:44:32 AM »
I'm told by a friend of mine that hexane is soluble in ethanol, and she's looking for a reason why.

So my questions are:

1. Is hexane soluble in ethanol
2. If so, Why?

I have the CRAZIEST feeling that the two aren't miscible...after all, one is extremely polar and the other is extremely NON-polar.  Hexane and water don't mix...so it follows that hexane and ethanol shouldn't either.

As for question 2, there's very little in my mind that can rationalize that kind of behaviour.

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Re:Hexane Solubility in Ethanol
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2005, 01:41:43 PM »
I've done some poking around, and apparently the two DO dissolve in each other.

Ethanol has the properties of both polar and non-polar substances and so it can dissolve in either water OR hexane...kinda like acetone, I guess.

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Re:Hexane Solubility in Ethanol
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2005, 02:05:59 PM »
I highly doubt the degree of miscibillity is high at all.
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