Does gasoline, which is nonpolar, dissolve in water?
A) Yes, because they are both liquids.
B) Yes, because they have similar polarities.
C) No, because they are both liquids.
D) No, because they have similar polarities.
E) No, because they do not have similar polarities.

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Gasoline is nonpolar and water is polar, and due to the principle "like dissolves like," nonpolar substances do not dissolve well in polar substances, hence gasoline does not dissolve in water because they do not have similar polarities.

Does Gasoline, Which Is Nonpolar, Dissolve in Water