Question

Benzene is a non-polar molecule, meaning that it does not have a positive or negative side. Which statement BEST describes how benzene will dissolve in water? A) Benzene can only exist as a gas and gases will not dissolve in water. B) Benzene dissolves well in water since polar molecules dissolve well in polar solvents. C) Benzene will dissolve in water because water is a universal solvent; it will dissolve anything. D) Benzene will not dissolve well in water since non-polar molecules do not dissolve in polar solvents.

Answer 1

D) Benzene will not dissolve well in water since non-polar molecules do not dissolve in polar solvents.

Step-by-step explanation:

Benzene is nonpolar because it is a symmetrical molecule in which all the bond dipoles cancel.

Polar solvents have large dipole moments or partial charge; they contain bonds between atoms with very different electronegativities.

Polar solvents like water cannot dissolve non-polar substances like benzene.

Benzene can only be dissolved by other non-polar solvents like n-hexane, carbon tetrachloride
`(CCl_(4) )`, e.t.c.