Why can't hexane dissolve in water?

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Meave60
Sep 20, 2015

Water and hexane are immiscible.

Explanation:

Water is a polar covalent substance and hexane is nonpolar. Like dissolve like. Water can dissolve polar solutes and some ionic compounds, but not nonpolar solutes. Hexane can dissolve nonpolar substances, but not polar substances.

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