Q: A bear from Yosemite and a bear from Alaska fall into a pool of water. Which one dissolves first?
A: The polar bear. (Explanation)Only a polar molecule (one whose electrons aren’t shared very equitably between atoms) dissolves in a polar solvent, such as water.
And ignoring the eyerolling, now for a limerick.
A mosquito was heard to complain
that a chemist had poisoned his brain.
The cause of his sorrow
Was para-dichloro
diphenyltrichloroethane.
I’m sure these are posted on the web somewhere, though I have no idea where I originally got them.
