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Offline lsc04361

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Did non-polar solvent dissolve O2 or CO2?
« on: November 10, 2009, 09:25:04 AM »
Did non-polar solvent dissolve O2 or CO2?

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Re: Did non-polar solvent dissolve O2 or CO2?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 08:09:12 PM »
This question I think you can get the answer from solvent handbook.

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Re: Did non-polar solvent dissolve O2 or CO2?
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2009, 08:50:09 PM »
I think this would depend on what your non-polar solvent was (it could dissolve both), but in general, my best guess would be oxygen, since it has an overall net dipole of zero.

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