Dipole-induced dipole attractions exist between molecules of water and molecules of gasoline, yet these two substances do not mi
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Gasoline is predominantly octane, C8H18. Something like soap would be a great homogenizer. Soap is composed of a long hydrocarbon chain with a tiny, highly polar tip on one end. Usually, the soap is the anion of a salt, NaX. This allows the polar end of the soap to stick to water, while the nonpolar end sticks to the oil.
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Answer:
+2
Explanation:
If a compound existed, we would identify the oxidation state of sulfur using the following logic:
- oxygen is more electronegative than sulfur, so it's more electron-withdrawing and it should have a negative oxidation state producing a positive oxidation state for sulfur;
- oxygen typically has an oxidation state of -2;
- we may then apply the fact that SO is expected to be a molecule with a net charge of 0;
- if the net charge is 0 and the oxidation state of oxygen is -2, we may set the oxidation state of S to x;
- write the equation for the net charge of 0 by adding all individual charges of the two atoms:
;
- hence, x = 2.
That said, in this hypothetical compound S would have an oxidation state of +2.