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Because they can dissolve the lipid bilayers of epidermal and dermal cell plasma membranes.
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What types of hazardous materials rapidly pass through your skin and enter your bodies?
Organic solvents and amines.
Why organic compounds are soluble in organic solvents?
In general, "Like dissolves like". So organic compounds will dissolve in organic solvents
What solvents are non-conductive?
Non-ionic solvents, as organic solvents.
What dissolves organic and inorganic material?
organic materials dissolve in organic solvents inorganic materials dissolve in inorganic solvents
Why should open flames not be used around organic solvents?
because organic solvents are flammable.
What is the difference in the solubility of organic and inorganic compounds in water and in organic solvents?
In general, inorganic compounds will dissolve in polar or inorganic solvents such as water, whereas organic compounds will dissolve in organic solvents. However there are many exceptions to these.
What has the author Christian Reichardt written?
Christian Reichardt has written: 'Solvents and solvent effects in organic chemistry' -- subject(s): Chemistry, Organic, Organic Chemistry, Organic solvents, Solvation
Name five organic solvents available to the organic chemist for use in the purification of organic solvents?
ethyl alcohol,ethyl acetate,diethyl ether,chloroform and hexane.
Are solvents a depressant or hallucinogen or stimulant?
Only some organic solvents have a hallucinogen effect.
Is sodium chloride soluble in an organic solvent?
Sodium chloride is ionic and only dissolves in polar solvents- water is excellent. In non-polar organic solvents such as hydrocarbons it is insoluble but in polar organic solvents it has limited solubility, e.g. in methanol and tetrahydrofuran.
Can organic solvents denature protein?
yup!
What is the substance that dissolves organic and inorganic molecules?
The general term is "solvent" There are organic solvents (toluene, acetone, ether, etc), and there are inorganic solvents (water).
