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How would you determine whether a substance is likely to dissolve in benzene?

Answer 1

How else but by experiment?

Benzene is a fairly non-polar organic solvent. We would predict that other organic solvents should have substantial solubility in benzene, and organic solutes should have some solubility. Nevertheless, if we wanted to know, we would do the experiment.

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Answer 2

Xavier Avery

You would determine whether a substance is likely to dissolve in benzene based on its polarity. Substances that are nonpolar or have similar polarities to benzene are likely to dissolve in it, while polar substances are less likely to dissolve in benzene. Additionally, the molecular structure and intermolecular forces of the substance and benzene would also play a role in determining solubility.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.