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What is the difference in the solubility of organic and inorganic compounds in water and in organic solvents?
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In general, inorganic compounds will dissolve in polar or inorganic solvents such as water, whereas organic compounds will dissolve in organic solvents.
However there are many exceptions to these.
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What is the difference between the solubility of organic and inorganic compound?
Like dissolves like. So organic compounds are generally soluble in organic solvents whereas inorganic compounds are more soluble in inorganic solvents (though there are plenty of exceptions to this).
Different between organic compound from inorganic compound according to solubility?
Yes, many organic compounds are non-polar and they solute only in non-polar solvents. Anorganic compounds are mainly polar and they solute in polar solvents.
Why and how inorganic compounds dissolve in water?
Like dissolves like. Polar inorganic compounds will dissolve in polar solvents like water or alcohol.
What one of these defines the like dissolves like rule of solubility?
As a general rule polar compounds are soluble in polar solvents and nonpolar compounds are soluble in nonpolar solvents.
Are non popular compounds highly soluble in water?
Popularity has nothing to do with solubility - in water or in other solvents.
Why is KNO3 and CCL4 not miscible?
KNO3 is potassium nitrate. It is an IONIC compound which dissolved in water. CCl4 is tetrachloromethane, it is a COVALENT compound, which is misxible in organic solvents.
What is the difference between inorganic and organic compound?
In general organic contains carbon molecules and/or those related to life. It is the chemistry of carbon containing compounds. Inorganic is everything else and generally do not contain carbon (with some exceptions).
What is the difference between organic and inorganic compounds?
Organic compounds are made from things which were once alive and, therefore, they contain carbon. Inorganic compounds, however, do not contain carbon.Carbon is an essential element in all organic compounds while inorganic compounds may or may not contain carbon.Organic compounds do not dissolve in water but dissolve in organic solvents. Most Inorganic compounds dissolve in water but not in organic solvents.Organic compounds have low melting and boiling points. Inorganic compounds have high melting and boiling points.Organic compounds form covalent bonds while inorganic compounds form ionic/electrovalent bonds.Organic compounds have color and odor while inorganic compounds are usually colourless and odorless.Organic compounds e.g. methane, ethane, acetylene, alcohols etc. Inorganic compounds e.g. carbon dioxide, sulphuric acid, salts etc.Organic compounds are produced by living things. Inorganic compounds are produced by non-living natural processes or by human intervention in the laboratory.The presence of carbon determines if a compound is organic or not. All organic compounds have carbon in them.
How does temperaures affect the solubility of a solute in solvent?
Generally the solubility of solids in solvents increase with the temperature and the solubility of gases in solvents decrease with the temperature.
What dissolves organic and inorganic material?
organic materials dissolve in organic solvents inorganic materials dissolve in inorganic solvents
What are the characteristic properties of organic and inorganic compound?
Some characteristics of organic compounds are that many are gases or solids that have low melting points and they do not conduct electricity. Some characteristics of inorganic compounds are almost all are insoluble inorganic solvents, they do form ions that can conduct electricity, and most have high melting points.
Is solubility a substance?
It is a substance that may cease to be a solid by dissolving into it's solvent. Polar substances dissolve in water; most organic substances may be dissolved in water; while inorganic substances may only be dissolved in inorganic solvents.
