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It is common to mix polar solvents (e.g., acetone) with non-polar solvents (e.g., hexane) to obtain an eluting solvent of intermediate polarity. Would it be appropriate to use a water-DMSO mixture

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Answer:

No, it is not appropriate to mix water and DMSO

Explanation:

We have to realize that DMSO is a highly polar solvent and water is a highly polar solvent. The question explicitly says that our target is to produce a solvent of intermediate polarity.

We can only do this by mixing a polar and a nonpolar solvent. We have been given the example of the mixture of acetone/hexane which is quite a perfect mixture.

Thus, it is inappropriate to mix DMSO and water.

The water-DMSO mixture has a high polarity and is not appropriate for intermediate polarity solution.

The interactions between solute-solvent result in the solubility and the polarity of the solution. The polar and non-polar solvents result in intermediate polarity of the solution.

What is the polarity of Water-DMSO solute?

The water and DMSO both are highly polar in nature. The addition of polar DMSO to polar water results in the dipole-dipole interaction between the molecules.

The interactions result in the solubility of the solute with solvent.  However, the polarity of the solution will be high as both the molecules gave synergistic mixture polarity to the solution.

Thus, to obtain the solution of intermediate polarity, water-DMSO mixture is not appropriate.

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