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Sodium polyacrylate is a polymer (a long chain molecule) with ionic groups (negative
charges with accompanying positively charged sodium ions) all along its length. It is
these ionic groups that allow it to absorb a huge amount of water.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoSodium Polyacrylate is a polymer that naturally attracts water. The structures are called hydrogen bonding. They attract both hydrogen and oxygen in the water. It is the absorbent material in diapers.
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Why is sodium polyacrylate used in disposable diapers?
Sodium Polyacrylate can absorb water 200 to 300 times its weight in tap water and holds it in a gooey gel. Pretty much the reason the baby poop goes all over the place
How are diapers so absorbent?
Disposable diapers contain crystals of sodium polyacrylate, a polymer that can absorb several hundred times its weight in water.
What happens when sodium polyacrylate unites with water?
when you mix water and polyacrylate you turn a liquid into a solid in seconds
What makes a disposable diaper absorbent?
Disposable diapers are made absorbent by a crystalline substance known as sodium polyacrylate, as compound that can absorb hundreds of times its weight in water.
Can sodium polyacrylate be used to gel nitromethane?
Sorry. Sodium polyacrylate doesn't seem to work. Certainly not the way it does with water.
Will sodium polyacrylate absorb anything other than water?
yes it will
Why is sodium polyacrylate used in disposable diapers?
Sodium Polyacrylate can absorb water 200 to 300 times its weight in tap water and holds it in a gooey gel. Pretty much the reason the baby poop goes all over the place
Will sodium polyacrylate absorb anything other than?
yes it will
How are diapers so absorbent?
Disposable diapers contain crystals of sodium polyacrylate, a polymer that can absorb several hundred times its weight in water.
What happens when sodium polyacrylate unites with water?
when you mix water and polyacrylate you turn a liquid into a solid in seconds
What is the material in diapers that make it absorb?
Assuming you mean modern disposable diapers, they usually contain layers of paper fluff and a chemical absorbent called sodium polyacrylate. Sodium polyacrylate can absorb 200 to 300 times its weight in liquid.
What makes a disposable diaper absorbent?
Disposable diapers are made absorbent by a crystalline substance known as sodium polyacrylate, as compound that can absorb hundreds of times its weight in water.
Can sodium polyacrylate be used to gel nitromethane?
Sorry. Sodium polyacrylate doesn't seem to work. Certainly not the way it does with water.
What are the supplies to make instant snow?
sodium polyacrylate and water
Why is sodium polyacrylate good to use in dippers?
I'm not sure what you mean by dippers, but Sodium Polyacrylate absorbs water, several hundred times its weight.
What are the ingredients present in instant snow powder?
instant snow can be made if you mix Sodium Polyacrylate with water just don't eat it Simon Hoke
How does sodium acrylate react with water?
Sodium polyacrylate can retain an enormous quantity of water by an absorption process.
