2007-03-12 00:38:59 · 5 answers · asked by jumpy789 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
You must have heard that - "like dissolves like".
Water is polar in nature, and hence dissolves all the polar compounds. Glucose is also a polar compound.
On the other hand, benzene is non-polar in nature and hence dissolves cyclohexane , which is also non-polar.
2007-03-12 00:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by gotcha 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Glucose and fructose are POLAR molecules using presence of OH communities so soluble in water that's the main POLAR solvent Benzenz and cyclohexene are APOLAR molecules (on O or N atoms ) and so insoluble in a POLAR solvent like water
2016-11-24 22:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by turnbow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everythings depends on intermolecular forces: dipolar moments, van de walls forces and hydrogen bonds contributes slighly or mainly for every interaction.
this a very complicated way to say that similar compounds dissolve in similar solvents.
2007-03-12 01:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by scientific_boy3434 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would the hydroxyl groups decorating the glucose ring have anything to do with it, do you think?
2007-03-12 00:44:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
benzene is sable and less reactant to reagents suc as glucose,
cyclohexane - in relation to benzene - is less stable in structure and molecular composition, makng it more reactive to reagents....
2007-03-12 00:46:29 · answer #5 · answered by plutoeffesus 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋