Organic compounds are soluble in ____________________?
Correct answer: B. non-polar solvent
- A. polar solvent
- B. non-polar solvent
- C. alkalies
- D. water
Explanation
Many organic compounds are largely nonpolar and dissolve better in nonpolar organic solvents because substances with similar polarity mix more readily. Water is polar, so it generally dissolves nonpolar hydrocarbons poorly, although some polar organic compounds are water-soluble. The likely mistake is water, based on the fact that some small organic molecules dissolve in it.
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About Classification of Organic Compounds
Organic compounds are classified by carbon skeleton into open-chain, branched-chain and cyclic compounds, including homocyclic and heterocyclic types. The classification also uses functional groups to distinguish hydrocarbons, halo compounds, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, which is different from naming compounds by IUPAC rules.
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