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Like dissolves like. Water is polar solvent and hence it dissolves ionic and polar compounds.
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Why can water dissolve so many compounds?
Water, (h2o) is a polar compound, wherein it has a magnetic charge. This charge attracts an opposite charge such as salt and decouples the sodium chloride ion.
Is an ether more polar than hydroxide?
No, ethers are non polar compounds while ;OH' is a negative ion.
How water molecules dissolve polar molecules?
Dissolving is just when water bonds and separates the cation and anion. Water's polarity is the reason why it surrounds each ion and separates it from the oppositely charged ion thus dissolving it. The negative end of the water surround the positive ion and the positively charged end of water surround the negative ion. If there is a polar molecule it will bond in a network with the polar water molecules This is why water will not dissolve non-polar molecules because the polarity has no affect on a non-polar molecule.
How do polar molecules dissolve in water?
Dissolving is just when water bonds and separates the cation and anion. Water's polarity is the reason why it surrounds each ion and separates it from the oppositely charged ion thus dissolving it. The negative end of the water surround the positive ion and the positively charged end of water surround the negative ion. If there is a polar molecule it will bond in a network with the polar water molecules This is why water will not dissolve non-polar molecules because the polarity has no affect on a non-polar molecule.
What water's allows water to dissolve compounds such as table salt?
Salt is an ionic compound, which means it's held together by the attraction between the positive sodium ion and the negative chlorine ion. Ionic compounds are therefore polar, meaning they have an obvious positive end and negative end. Water isn't ionic, but it is polar, because of the presence of unshared electrons on one end of every water molecule. Because salt and water are both polar, they are "compatible," therefore salt dissolves in water. The expression "like dissolves like" applies here, and is a good general rule.
What are the Differences between polar solvent and non polar solvent?
A polar solvent is a compound which has dipole moments which allow compounds which are able to form ion-dipole moments to dissolve. Non-polar solvent refers to compounds which have no polarity,(no dipole moments, or that the polarity is cancelled out), such as CCl4.
Is ammonium ion polar non polar or ionic?
Ammonium ion is polar due to the ionic bonds present in the polyatomic ion.
Why are non polar compounds insoluble in water?
This statement is not correct in every instance. For example, compounds such as bromine and iodine moderately (considerably) soluble in water.
Why is zinc oxide ion insoluble in water?
It's a non-polar molecule
What happens to ionic compound like when it is dissolved in a polar solvent like water?
It stabilizes ionsTo dissolve an ionic compound, the liquid must be able to effectively stabilize the ions that result from breaking the ionic bond. Positive ions are actually attracted to negative ions quite strongly, and so to break the bond, something must interfere with this attraction. This is what water and other polar liquids do very well. A non-polar solvent, such as many organic solvents, will not be able to do this as well as water (although there are also many polar organic solvents). Oil, or hydrocarbons are very non-polar and are terrible solvents for ionic compounds. Because water is a polar molecule (it has a permanent dipole), the water molecules surround the ion in an ordered fashion. The oxygen is slightly negative in water, while the hydrogens have a partial positive charge. So if you have a positive ion in water, there will be several water molecules around it all with their oxygens pointed at the positive ion. The partial negative charges on each oxygen all add up to cancel out the positive on the ion. That effectively cancels out the ion's charge (a + combined with a - give zero), and so it is no longer attracted to another negative ion. (For a negative ion, it will be the hydrogens in water that face the ion.) How well a liquid can surround and stabilize an ion to "shield" its charge determines how well ionic compounds will dissolve.
Why organic compounds are polar in nature?
Organic compounds all have one thing in common: Carbon. The reason Carbon (and organic compounds) are popular in nature is carbon can form lots of bonds and, therefore, attach to many atoms. Carbon can form 4 bonds. Organic compounds are not polar. They are nonpolar. It is possible for part of an organic compound to be polar if the end is an alcohol (OH) or some other polar ion is attached.
Is NH 4 polar?
NH4, or ammonium is an ion. Ions cannot be polar or nonpolar because they must be parts of larger ionic compounds. The compound would be polar.
