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What property of water molecules enables most chemicals important for life to dissolve in water?
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The water molecule is slightly di-polar, it has a dipole moment; also, it's small H+ and OH- disassociation makes Water a weak Acid, allowing for the formation of Hydrogen bonds.
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Which property of water allows it to dissolve important biological ions?
cohesion
By what mechanism does water dissolve minerals?
water can dissolve minerals by its property called "Hydrogen Bonding"
When sugar dissolve in a hot cup of tea is it physical property or chemical property?
solubility
Is the ability to dissolve a metal a chemical property?
yes and no it is a physical property but also chemical
What physical property does sugar have that makes it dissolve in water?
A grain of sugar is actually a large collection of sugar molecules (with most of the water eliminated if dry). When the sugar grain is placed in water the sugar molecules are free to separate and drift in the water (without a chemical change to the molecules). Drying the water out again restores the sugar to crystal grains although perhaps much larger. For sugar to dissolve, water must wet it (unlike wax and oils, etc.).
What is the ability to dissolve other chemicals?
Solubility is defined as the ability of one substance to dissolve into another substance. Polarity is the main property that governs solubility. Polar molecules will dissolve in polar solvents and non polar molecules will dissolve in non polar colvents. Just remember like dissolves like. Water is polar and it is known as the univeral solvent.
Which property of water allows it to dissolve important biological ions?
cohesion
Why chemicals are hygroscopic in nature?
Not all of them are. Those that do have that property have it because it's energetically favorable for them to either dissolve or have waters of hydration, which is unfortunately a kind of fancy scientific way of saying "it happens because it happens."
By what mechanism does water dissolve minerals?
water can dissolve minerals by its property called "Hydrogen Bonding"
When sugar dissolve in a hot cup of tea is it physical property or chemical property?
solubility
Is the ability to dissolve a metal a chemical property?
yes and no it is a physical property but also chemical
What physical property does sugar have that makes it dissolve in water?
A grain of sugar is actually a large collection of sugar molecules (with most of the water eliminated if dry). When the sugar grain is placed in water the sugar molecules are free to separate and drift in the water (without a chemical change to the molecules). Drying the water out again restores the sugar to crystal grains although perhaps much larger. For sugar to dissolve, water must wet it (unlike wax and oils, etc.).
What is the solubility definition?
Solubility is a physical property of each chemical and describes how well it will dissociate into a given solvent. Most chemicals are evaluated for two types of solubility - aqueous and lipophilic. Aqueous solubility is the ability of the chemical to dissolve or mix into water. Lipophilic solubility is the ability of the chemical to dissolve or mix into a hydrophobic organic solvent such as ethanol.Solubility is the ability of a substance to dissolve in a specific solvent.
Why is covalent bonding an important property of Carbon?
Covalent bonding enables several molecules to share electrons to produce long chains of compounds.
What is the primary property that enables phospholipid molecules to organize into bilayers?
amphipathic molecules
What water molecules stick to other water molecules this property is called?
Cohesion is a property of water molecules, in which they stick together due to the fact that they form hydrogen bonds with one another.
Why do all molecules which have the property of antigenicity do not have the property of immunogenicity?
Because we know that all molecules that act as antigens produce an antibody so they have a property of antigenicity but not all give the immune response.
