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When bases dissolve in water they release what type of negative ion?
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∙ 7y ago
The negative ion is the hydroxyl group (OH)-.
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What will happen if a base is added to water?
Bases dissolve in water and donate hydroxide ions to solution. It will dissociate.
How do water molecules dissolve in water?
Well, if you add water to water, the first water dissolves into the second water. But when that happens, it just makes more water. That shows that water does not dissolve water. So you can't dissolve water in water. Hope the answer was useful!
What causes things to dissolve in water?
Water is a polar substance which means that it can provide an energy release (both enthalpic and entropic) by dissolving other polar substances. Reactions always proceed to the result of minimum energy.
How does water dissolve in molecular compounds?
O is negative, H is positive. The charges pull things apart.
A salt will dissolve in water to form a. ions b. bases c. gases d. bases e. polar solvents?
Salts are dissolved in water when you need to prepare a solution.
What name is given to bases that dissolve in water?
when bases are placed in water, the bases release hydroxyl ions.
Do acids dissolve in bases or do bases dissolve in acids?
They don't dissolve (or more properly, dissociate) completely in water, only partially. Acids or bases that dissociate completely are called strong acids or bases.
Bases which do not dissolve in water?
Bases are insoluble in water; alkalis are soluble bases.
Can you name alkalis?
something bases which can dissolve in water
Acids or bases dissolve in water to produce H?
Acids.
What is a group of compounds that release ions when dissolved in water called?
compounds that release ions when they dissolve in water ar called acids.
Do bases dissolve grease?
Bases can react with greases; soaps are formed, soluble in hot water.
What W can be used to dissolve salt?
Water can be use to dissolve salt. The positive part of water molecules attracts the negative chloride ions and the negative part of water molecules attracts the positive sodium ions.
What does alkali stand for in science?
Alkali does not Stand for anything its a name given to those bases that dissolve in water. For example NaOH is a BASE that can dissolve in water so its an alkali another important thing is that all Alkali's are bases but all bases are NOT alkali's.
What does a base in water produce?
Arrhenius defined bases as substances that dissolve in water to release hydroxide ions (OH-) into solution.
What do bases produce when they dissolve in water?
When a base dissolves in water, e.g NaOH it will form Na+ and OH-
What will happen if a base is added to water?
Bases dissolve in water and donate hydroxide ions to solution. It will dissociate.
