That's right! The extended hydrocarbon tail counterbalances the dipole at the end of the molecule. The longer the tail, the less polar the molecule. Since we know that like disolves like, the longest tail and the lowest polarity is the most likely choice to be soluble with the non-polar molecule in the problem!
| Compound |
Intermolecular Forces |
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| CCl4 |
dispersive only |
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