Question

would you select water or gasoline to try dissolving the following : table sugar, motor oil, rubber from tire marks, adhesive residue from a packing tape

Answer 1

Answer:

table sugar: water

motor oil: gasoline

rubber from tire marks: gasoline

adhesive residue from a packing tape: gasoline

Explanation:

Like dissolves like so a polar compound will dissolve in a polar solvent and a non polar compound will dissolve in a non-polar solvent. The intermolecular forces of attraction are responsible for the dissolution of substances in different solvents.  

For example, polar solute exhibit hydrogen bonding and dipole interaction with polar solvents (water). Non-polar solute exhibit London dispersion forces with non-polar solvents(gasoline).

Answer 2

To know the answer, we determine the polarities of the solvent we have. Water is polar and gasoline is nonpolar. We remember that like dissolves like. Therefore, the answers are:

table sugar = water
motor oil = gasoline
rubber from tire marks = gasoline
adhesive residue from a packing tape = gasoline