From a thermodynamic perspective, why doesn't hexane
dissolve in water?

Answer Posted / guest

make a computation of the Gibbs energy for the process:

transfer hexane(liquid) to hexane(aqueous)

the difference will be very positive

later you can calculate the solubility of hexane in water

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