Bromine and Iodine are both
totally soluble in mineral oil because these substances are all made up of
non-polar molecules. And because water is a polar molecule, Bromine and Iodine
is not soluble in it.
Non polar solvents contain
bonds that have similar electronegativity, an example of this is carbon and
hydrogen such as gasoline. Some other examples are pentane, hexane, benzene
and toluene.
