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There are plenty of metals that will dissolve given the correct solvent or solvents combined. Google "royal water"

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Is a solvent a base or an acid?

A solvent is not inherently a base or an acid. Solvents are substances that can dissolve other substances to form a solution. They can interact with both acids and bases, depending on the specific solute being dissolved.


What are bad about solvents?

Solvents are chemical substances that can dissolve, suspend or extract other materials usually without chemically changing either the solvents or the other materials. Solvents can be organic, meaning the solvent contains carbon as part of its makeup, or inorganic, meaning the solvent does not contain carbon. For example, "rubbing" alcohol is an organic solvent and water is an inorganic solvent. Hydrocarbon and oxygenated solvents are examples of types of organic solvents that can effectively dissolve many materials.


What is the like dissolves like theory?

The rule means that an polar solute will dissolve in an polar solvent, and that a non-polar solute will dissolve in a non-polar solvent. For example, salts, which form ions, will dissolve in water, which is also polar. Salt, however, will not dissolve in oil, which is non-polar.


Can a non polar solute dissolve in a polar solvent?

A polar solvent is best at dissolving polar solutes. This is because if a potential solute is non-polar, the solvent is more stable when clustering among itself. This is due to hydrogen bonds and dipole-dipole interaction generally being much more strong attractive forces than London dispersion, which is the only attractive force non-polar molecules can exhibit. It's important to understand that polar molecules also exhibit London dispersion, but that the effect of it is normally rendered insignificant by the much more powerful dipole-dipole interaction/hydrogen bonding. If a non-polar solution is added to a polar solvent, the non-polar solution will form either a separate layer or small bubble-looking clusters (called micelles). One way to force the two solutions to mix is by using a surfactant, which lowers the surface tension of a liquid. It works by attaching to a non-polar molecule with a long, non-polar chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms and attaching a polar molecule with its polar head.


Why charcoal does not dissolved in either water or in liquid CS'S?

Charcoal is primarily composed of carbon, which is nonpolar. Since water and liquid CS2 are polar solvents, they cannot dissolve charcoal due to the difference in polarity that hinders their ability to interact and form a solution. Charcoal's molecular structure makes it insoluble in polar solvents like water and CS2.

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What do solvents do to you?

Solvents are chemical substances that can dissolve, suspend or extract other materials usually without chemically changing either the solvents or the other materials. Solvents can be organic, meaning the solvent contains carbon as part of its makeup, or inorganic, meaning the solvent does not contain carbon. For example, "rubbing" alcohol is an organic solvent and water is an inorganic solvent. Hydrocarbon and oxygenated solvents are examples of types of organic solvents that can effectively dissolve many materials.


Is a solvent a base or an acid?

A solvent is not inherently a base or an acid. Solvents are substances that can dissolve other substances to form a solution. They can interact with both acids and bases, depending on the specific solute being dissolved.


What does the expression like dissolves like mean?

"Like dissolves like" basically means that the substances can dissolve in one another because they are either charged or polar. Hope this helps!


What are bad about solvents?

Solvents are chemical substances that can dissolve, suspend or extract other materials usually without chemically changing either the solvents or the other materials. Solvents can be organic, meaning the solvent contains carbon as part of its makeup, or inorganic, meaning the solvent does not contain carbon. For example, "rubbing" alcohol is an organic solvent and water is an inorganic solvent. Hydrocarbon and oxygenated solvents are examples of types of organic solvents that can effectively dissolve many materials.


What is the like dissolves like theory?

The rule means that an polar solute will dissolve in an polar solvent, and that a non-polar solute will dissolve in a non-polar solvent. For example, salts, which form ions, will dissolve in water, which is also polar. Salt, however, will not dissolve in oil, which is non-polar.


What is silver paint made of?

Any sort of paint has a resin, solvents, and pigment. Solvents are used to make the paint easier to work with, because resins can be very viscous liquids. Resins are materials that react -- either with themselves or with air -- to form polymers which can make a hard protective film across a surface when the solvents have all evaporated. Pigments are what provides the colour -- usually fine crystals which do not dissolve in the resin or the solvents. For silver appearance the pigments would be either metal powder or colourless crystals with high refractive index or, most probably, a mixture of these two types of material.


What is the process of fat hydrogenation?

The process of fat hydrogenation involves a high temperature and the involvement of a metallic catalyst. The metallic catalyst either increases or decreases the number of the chemical bonds within the molecules of the substances.


What do you call something that doesnt dissolve in water?

A substance that does not dissolve in water is referred to as insoluble. Examples of insoluble substances include sand, oil, and certain types of plastics. These materials do not mix with water and often remain separate, either floating or settling at the bottom.


Do most oils tend to dissolve best in nonpolar solvents?

A basic rule-of-thumb when determining solubility is 'like dissolves like', meaning that a solute will be dissolved by a solvent with similar chemical properties, the most important being its predominant intermolecular force. For oil molecules that are themselves non-polar, they interact with each other mostly through London dispersion forces. Polar solvents, however, interact with either dipole-dipole interactions or hydrogen bonding and therefore would interact poorly with oils. Poor interaction is entropically unfavourable for dissolution. However, with non-polar solvents that interact with London dispersion forces themselves, they can readily interact with oils and dissolve them.


Can a non polar solute dissolve in a polar solvent?

A polar solvent is best at dissolving polar solutes. This is because if a potential solute is non-polar, the solvent is more stable when clustering among itself. This is due to hydrogen bonds and dipole-dipole interaction generally being much more strong attractive forces than London dispersion, which is the only attractive force non-polar molecules can exhibit. It's important to understand that polar molecules also exhibit London dispersion, but that the effect of it is normally rendered insignificant by the much more powerful dipole-dipole interaction/hydrogen bonding. If a non-polar solution is added to a polar solvent, the non-polar solution will form either a separate layer or small bubble-looking clusters (called micelles). One way to force the two solutions to mix is by using a surfactant, which lowers the surface tension of a liquid. It works by attaching to a non-polar molecule with a long, non-polar chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms and attaching a polar molecule with its polar head.


Why charcoal does not dissolved in either water or in liquid CS'S?

Charcoal is primarily composed of carbon, which is nonpolar. Since water and liquid CS2 are polar solvents, they cannot dissolve charcoal due to the difference in polarity that hinders their ability to interact and form a solution. Charcoal's molecular structure makes it insoluble in polar solvents like water and CS2.


What type of cans are metallic?

All cans are metallic; they're composed of either steel or aluminum.