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Which characteristic of water molecules makes water a good solvent?
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The polarity of water results in the ability of water to dissolve other hydrophilic molecules
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What makes water a excellent solvent?
Water is a good solvent due to its polarity. The single Oxygen molecule and two Hydrogen molecules do not share electrons equally, the Oxygen molecule takes precedent over the Hydrogen molecules. The Polarity and in some small part, the small molecular size makes water the, "Universal Solvent".
What makes a solvent polar?
A solvent is polar if its molecules contain highly polar covalent bonds, for example water, or ionic bonds, for example molten salt.
Water acts as a solvent of ionic compounds because?
water molecules are polar
How does stirring faster the solubility of solutes in a solvent?
Apex - It makes the water molecules bump into the solute more. ^.^
What are the substances in a solution?
Solvent and solute. The solute is the substance added that makes the solution what it is (for example, solid table salt), while the solvent is the liquid to which the solute is added (for example, water or an alcohol). The majority of solutions we encounter regularly are aqueous, meaning that the solvent is water. In aqueous solutions, if the solute is a salt, the salt will dissociate into its ions, with water molecules separating them from each other.
What makes water a excellent solvent?
Water is a good solvent due to its polarity. The single Oxygen molecule and two Hydrogen molecules do not share electrons equally, the Oxygen molecule takes precedent over the Hydrogen molecules. The Polarity and in some small part, the small molecular size makes water the, "Universal Solvent".
How does the polarity of water molecules make water an effective solvent?
The polarity of the water molecule is what makes water a great solvent. It called the universal solvent.
What makes a solvent?
A solvent is polar if its molecules contain highly polar covalent bonds, for example water, or ionic bonds, for example molten salt.
What property of water affects solubility?
growl Water is not conventionally thought of as a solute, because it is much more practical as a solvent. That said, I assume the intended question was which property of water makes it an ideal solvent in some cases but not others? Water is a polar molecule, so acts as an ideal solvent for polar molecules, and an ineffective solvent for non-polar molecules. That is, polar molecules are readily soluble in water, but non-polar molecules (for all practical purposes) are insoluble in water. "Like dissolves like."
What makes a solvent polar?
A solvent is polar if its molecules contain highly polar covalent bonds, for example water, or ionic bonds, for example molten salt.
Why is water the main solvent for acidic and base solutions?
water is the main solvent for these solutions because water molecules have polarity.
Where is the salt after it's dissolved in the water?
The molecules of the salt have "mixed" with the water on a molecular level. As Wikipedia explains it,Solvation, commonly called dissolution, is the process of attraction and association of molecules of a solvent with molecules or ions of a solute. As ions dissolve in a solvent they spread out and become surrounded by solvent molecules. The bigger the ion, the more solvent molecules are able to surround it and the more it becomes solvated.
Water acts as a solvent of ionic compounds because?
water molecules are polar
Why should water not be described as a universal solvent?
because there are 2 totally different types of molecules, you have the polar and apolar molecules. the polar molecules will only dissolve in a polar solvent, the apolar moleculesin a apolar solvent. this is the reason why oil doesn't mix with water. oil is apolar and water polar
Why does water form solutions?
Water is universal solvent. When solute desolves into solvent it makes a solution.
How does stirring faster the solubility of solutes in a solvent?
Apex - It makes the water molecules bump into the solute more. ^.^
Due to what reasons is water a universal solvent?
its the universal solvent because it dissolve in water and the dipole charteristics makes it a universal solvent
