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What does 'like dissolves like' mean?
A
That compounds that are from the same period on the periodic table will dissolve each other.
B
Polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents.
C
Nonpolar solutes dissolve in polar solvents.
D
Polar solutes dissolve in nonpolar solvents.
E
That compounds from the same family on the periodic table will dissolve each other.

karen patel , 5 Years ago
Grade 10
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Rituraj Tiwari

Last Activity: 5 Years ago

Chemists say that 'like dissolves like,'meaningthat substances withsimilarchemical characteristics willdissolvein each other. Specifically, polar solvents tend todissolvepolar solutes, and non-polar solvents tend todissolvenon-polar solutes, while non-polar and polar substances are Immiscible (donot mix).
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