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What is physically happening when water is dissolving a substance?
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∙ 7y ago
when we dissolve a substance then first of all there may occur physical change like shape,colour,temperature etc. these changes are called physical changes.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoPhysical change. Reversible, By evaporating the solution [Dissolved mixture]
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Why is Sugar the fastest dissolving substance in water?
it has a great soluble property
In salt water the salt is the and the water is the?
Salt is the solute (the substance being dissolved) and water is the solvent (the substance doing the dissolving.
Solute and solvent?
The solvent is the substance that is dissolving something else. The solute is what is being dissolved. For example, if you were dissolving salt in water. The water would be the solvent and the salt would be the solute.
What kind of substance cannot dissolve in water?
A non-polar substance especially the one that does not react with water... Have you seen a powder not dissolving in water? its possible. take some amount of sulphur and put it in water. it will be floating in water. wont dissolve.
When a solid substance is placed in water or another liquid particles of the substance break awayand move into a liquid what is this called?
The process is called 'dissolving', provided the solid substance is soluble in the liquid solvent in which it is present.
What has solubility?
property of dissolving of a substance in water is known as solubility
Why is Sugar the fastest dissolving substance in water?
it has a great soluble property
Dissolving salt in water demonstrates what physical property?
solubility - the ability for a substance to dissolve into another substance
In salt water the salt is the and the water is the?
Salt is the solute (the substance being dissolved) and water is the solvent (the substance doing the dissolving.
You drop a handful of salt into a glass of water what BEST describes what is happening inside the glass at the molecular level?
The slt is dissolving into the water
What happens to a substance when it dissolves in another?
it depends on what you mean by dissolve. sugar dissolving in water is just sugar molecules in water. but a hydrochloric acid solution dissolving your hand is a bit different.
Why dissolving is happening?
materials have ability to get an equilibrium state i,e they try to be stable add sugar in water sugar highly concentrated solid water neutral so they become equilibrium by dissolving process as homogeneous solution
What is happening to substance undergoing thermal expansion?
the water separate everywhere
What is happening to a substance undergoing thermal expansion?
the water separate everywhere
How does water break down?
Water can chemically weather rocks by dissolving minerals, water can also physically weather rocks by fracturing them by hydraulic pressure or frost wedging.
Solute and solvent?
The solvent is the substance that is dissolving something else. The solute is what is being dissolved. For example, if you were dissolving salt in water. The water would be the solvent and the salt would be the solute.
What kind of substance cannot dissolve in water?
A non-polar substance especially the one that does not react with water... Have you seen a powder not dissolving in water? its possible. take some amount of sulphur and put it in water. it will be floating in water. wont dissolve.
