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Using gasoline as a solvent, wax dissolves in it but glass will not dissolve at all.

Using water as a solvent, salt dissolves in it but pepper will not dissolve at all.

Using hydrofluoric acid as a solvent, glass dissolves in it but wax will not dissolve at all.

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What is the antonym of solute in science?

Usually, the substance present in the greatest amount is considered the solvent. Solvents can be gases, liquids, or solids. One or more components present in the solution other than the solvent are called solutes. The solution has the same physical state as the solvent.


What do the Rf values indicate about the relative solubility of the pigment in the the solvent?

The Rf values do not indicate the solubility of a substance. The Rf value or retardation factor is the ratio of the distance traveled by the center of a pot to the distance traveled by the solvent front in chromatography.


Why is water not the best solvent to use in paper chromatography?

acetone or butanol That totally depends on the solute you are trying to separate. Methylene Chloride generally works much better as an all around solvent due to its mild polarity and organic functional groups. Acetone won't work at all if you have 2 polar solutes. They will travel with the solvent front and not separate at all! In other words, it depends on your solute. Cheers, Ty


What are the properties of an ideal recrystallization solvent?

An ideal recrystallization solvent should have high solubility for the compound at high temperatures to dissolve the impurities and low solubility at low temperatures to allow the compound to crystallize out. It should also be chemically inert towards the compound, easily evaporated to recover the purified compound, and have a boiling point lower than the melting point of the compound.


Does insoluble substances form crystals?

If a substance is not soluble it means that it does not form a solution with a considered solvent. A substance soluble in a solvent can be not soluble in another. For example a few fats are not soluble in water, but they are soluble in ethyl alcohol. If you mix a solvent with a substance that is not soluble they maintain separate phases. If the substance that is not soluble is liquid (like if you mix oil and water) it remains liquid, but the two liquids remain separated into the contained forming large aggregations where only one of them is present. Due to the shacking these aggregations can change shape and volume, but the two liquids never creates the needed bonds to form a solution. If the substance that is not soluble is a solid, it deposits on the floor of the container in the same form it was inserted inside, unless it floats on the surface of the liquid due to Archimedes law. For example wood is not soluble in water and floats generally on the water surface, while iron is also not soluble and falls on the floor. For example if you put an iron crystal inside water it falls on the floor of the container remaining a crystal, this also happens for all the crystals that are not soluble in water, that generally are metal or covalent crystals, since ionic crystals like salt (NaCl) are dissolved by polar water molecules. If the solid substance is not a crystal, like a piece of plastic, that generally is an amorphous polymer,, it retains its amorphous state: the plastic deposits on the floor of the container as it was inserted inside.

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How do you test different solvents to test different solids to see if they are soluble?

A very good way to see if some solid is soluble in a solvent is to see if the solid has the same polarity. If these oppose they will not!! dissolve or even mix. Most Salts are soluble in a polar solution like Water. There are other solids that need something like petrol or an organic Solvent to dissolve them. You could also search for the "Solubility Rules".


Is oxygen a solvent or solution?

Oxygen is a solvent and if you want to know what a helium is then it is a solute.


What is the antonym of solute in science?

Usually, the substance present in the greatest amount is considered the solvent. Solvents can be gases, liquids, or solids. One or more components present in the solution other than the solvent are called solutes. The solution has the same physical state as the solvent.


What is solvent of agno3?

I tried to dissolve AgNO3 in DMF and i found that it is easily soluble in it . So one can have a try, distilled water can also be best employed for the same .


Would you expect RF number of a pigment to change if we altered the composition of the solvent why or why not?

No, the solubility of the pigment molecule in its organic solvent is a factor involved in the separation of pigments. More soluble molecules move faster and generally travel further. Chlorophyll B is a great example since its only soluble in fat solutions.


What do the Rf values indicate about the relative solubility of the pigment in the the solvent?

The Rf values do not indicate the solubility of a substance. The Rf value or retardation factor is the ratio of the distance traveled by the center of a pot to the distance traveled by the solvent front in chromatography.


What does it mean if the Rf value is 1?

In chromatography, the Rf value (retention factor) is a measure of the distance a compound travels relative to the distance the solvent front travels on a chromatography plate. An Rf value of 1 means that the compound traveled the same distance as the solvent front, indicating that the compound has no affinity for the stationary phase and is completely soluble in the mobile phase. This could suggest that the compound is non-polar or that the conditions of the chromatography were not suitable for proper separation.


How do the solvent particles break up from the solute?

When a solute dissolves it breaks apart into its individual particles. The solute and solvent particles mix together and become totally mixed up. That's why a solution is a mixture! As the solute and solvent particles become mixed up, no matter is lost. The overall mass stays the same.


How do you use equally in a sentence?

The twins looked equally the same.


Are solvent and solute same thing?

Solute is the substance dissolved in a solvent.


Why is water not the best solvent to use in paper chromatography?

acetone or butanol That totally depends on the solute you are trying to separate. Methylene Chloride generally works much better as an all around solvent due to its mild polarity and organic functional groups. Acetone won't work at all if you have 2 polar solutes. They will travel with the solvent front and not separate at all! In other words, it depends on your solute. Cheers, Ty


How is solubility related to temperature?

This relationship is most often observed when dealing with liquid solutions. The solubility of solids and liquids in a liquid solvent tends to improve as the solvent's temperature increases, while the solubility of gases in the same type of solvent generally decreases as its temperature rises.