Which of the following will be most soluble in octane?

Group of answer choices

CH3CH3CH2CH3

CH3OH

CH3CH2OH

CH3CH2OCH3

a. CH₃CH₃CH₂CH₃

Octane is a hydrocarbon and an alkane with the chemical formula C₈H₁₈. It is a non-polar compound.

General Solubility rule: The Golden Rule of Solubility states that "like dissolves like", referring to the fact that compounds that are both polar or both nonpolar tend to mix, while a nonpolar compound typically would not interact with a polar one.

Now we know that alkanes are non- polar in nature, Alkanes are nonpolar molecules, since they contain only non-polar carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds and also octane is non-polar thus we can say that like dissolves like and both are non-polar compound thus alkane will be most soluble in octane than other functional groups.

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CH3CH3CH2CH3

Explanation:

Octane is a non-polar compound. It is a hydrocarbon with 8-carbon length along its chain.

It belongs to a special group of hydrocarbons called alkanes.

What makes a substance soluble in another?

   It is a common phrase that  "like dissolves like". This is applicable to solubility of substances in another.

a  solution  is always transparent, light passes through with no scattering from solute particles which are molecule in size. the  solution  is homogeneous and does not settle out. a colloid is intermediate between asolution  and a  suspension. while asuspension  will separate out a colloid will not.