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Re: 1960 Starcraft? Help me identify what I just bought.
Re: 1960 Starcraft? Help me identify what I just bought.
Not stupid at all Fisherball. In fact, it makes perfect sense. Gasoline and Kerosene are both non-polar, organic solvents and tar is an organic solute, so they should be miscible. Good 'ol organic chemistry 101. "like dissolves like." (water/polar substances dissolve into other polar substances (e.g water into vinegar), whereas oils/non-polar substances dissolve into other non-polar substances (e.g. tar into gas) )
Oil + Vinegar = yummy vinaigrette, but because the two substances are dissimilar (polar vinegar and non-polar olive oil) they will not readily mix unless energy is added to the system and forces the two substances to emulsify)
Nerd alert! Nerd Alert! Nerd Alert!
Re: 1960 Starcraft? Help me identify what I just bought.
Not stupid at all Fisherball. In fact, it makes perfect sense. Gasoline and Kerosene are both non-polar, organic solvents and tar is an organic solute, so they should be miscible. Good 'ol organic chemistry 101. "like dissolves like." (water/polar substances dissolve into other polar substances (e.g water into vinegar), whereas oils/non-polar substances dissolve into other non-polar substances (e.g. tar into gas) )
Oil + Vinegar = yummy vinaigrette, but because the two substances are dissimilar (polar vinegar and non-polar olive oil) they will not readily mix unless energy is added to the system and forces the two substances to emulsify)
Nerd alert! Nerd Alert! Nerd Alert!