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Help ASAP Explain why HCl(g) is capable of being dissolved in water while insoluble in hexane or oil.
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Explain why HCl(g) is capable of being dissolved in water while insoluble in hexane or oil.

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Step-by-step explanation:

HCl dissolves in H2O because polar molecules dissolve each other.

Oil and hexane are nonpolar(non-electrolytes) that dissolve with other nonpolar molecules.

Water itself is a bent geometry molecule that hydrogen bonds with the hydrogen in HCl.

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