Iodine (i2) and bromine (br2) are soluble in mineral oil and slightly soluble in water. why? suggest another solvent, hexane or alcohol, which can be used instead of mineral oil? explain.

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Jazmin Marks

9 April, 22:34

Iodine (i2) and bromine (br2) are soluble in mineral oil and slightly soluble in water. why? suggest another solvent, hexane or alcohol, which can be used instead of mineral oil? explain.

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Claire Knight · Answer 1

Bromine and Iodine are both totally soluble in mineral oil because these substances are all made up of non-polar molecules. And because water is a polar molecule, Bromine and Iodine is not soluble in it.

Non polar solvents contain bonds that have similar electronegativity, an example of this is carbon and hydrogen such as gasoline. Some other examples are pentane, hexane, benzene and toluene.