Chapter 11, Problem 27QP

Use the rue “like dissolves like� to predict whether each of the following should be soluble in water.

(a) benzene, ${\text{C}}_{\text{6}}{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}$

(b) ethylene glycol, ${\text{HOCH}}_{\text{2}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}\text{OH}$

(c) potassium iodide, KI