Question

Dipole-induced dipole attractions exist between molecules of water and molecules of gasoline, yet these two substances do not mix because water has such a strong attraction for itself. which compound might best help these two substances mix into a single liquid phase

Answer 1

Gasoline is predominantly octane, C8H18. Something like soap would be a great homogenizer. Soap is composed of a long hydrocarbon chain with a tiny, highly polar tip on one end. Usually, the soap is the anion of a salt, NaX. This allows the polar end of the soap to stick to water, while the nonpolar end sticks to the oil.

`(kg*m*m)/(m^3*s*\mu)=1=(kg)/(m*s*\mu)`

`\mu=(kg)/(m*s)`