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Q: Why salt dissolve in water but not in alcohol?
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Does salt dissolve faster in water or alcohol?

Salt (sodium chloride) is not soluble in alcohol, but is soluble in water. Nearly all "rubbing alcohol" contains some water, and so will slightly dissolve salt.


Does salt dissolve in alcohol?

Alcohol is a non-polar solvent and does not dissolve salt as well as water does. If there is water in the alcohol then some of it will dissolve.


Does alcohol dissolve salt better than water?

Partially. Rubbing alcohol is diluted with water, and it's actually the water in which the salt dissolves. Salt is nearly insoluble in alcohol.


What is the reaction between alcohol and salt?

There is no special reaction, the salt will tend to dissolve in the water mixed with the alcohol.


What can I do to separate sugar and salt?

Pour the mixture in alcohol. The sugar will dissolve and the salt can be separated, and then, pour water on the alcohol/sugar solution. Wait for the water/alcohol to evaporate, then the sugar will be left.


Does cleaning alcohol dssolve salt?

does cleaning alcohol dissolve salt


Does water and salt dissolve?

No, but salt does dissolve in water.


Can table salt dissolve in alcohol?

Ethanol and methanol are polar solvents (like water), and so they CAN dissolve many salts.While the carbon chain is nonpolar, the hydroxide chains are polar. Only the alcohols with carbon chains longer than 7 are immiscible. Table salt (NaCl) will dissolve in ethanol, though not as well as in water.


Which will dissolve in water salt sand or gravel?

Salt will dissolve in water


What will dissolve salt?

Water dissolve easily salt.


How do you separate a mixture of salt and sugar?

sugar can dissolve in alcohol but salt cant dissolve in alcohol.we add the mixture in alcohol and filtrater it and get sugar alcohol solution one side and salt left other side


What do you get when you dissolve salt in water?

Salt water.