Graphite is not easily dissolved. Here is an article describing on process in the related link.
A liquid that can dissolve things is a solvent. The thing being dissolved is a solute.
It is a solvent liquid. For example, water is a solvent as it can dissolve sugar crystals (and many other things).
A solvent is a chemical which has the capacity to dissolve a solute. Water is the most commonly used solvent, and it dissolves a lot of things, such as sugar and salt. To dissolve, is for a solid material to become part of a liquid solvent and to thereby lose its solidity, and to mix in.
The term universal solvent means that most things dissolve in it. So, since water is the universal solvent, most things do dissolve in water.
A solute is something that dissolves into a solvent. The solvent is the substance present in the greatest amount (there is always more of it) and the solute is always present in a smaller amount. Together they form a solution.
Graphite is insoluble in hexane because graphite is a giant covalent structure where carbon atoms are bonded to each other by strong covalent bonds. Hexane is a nonpolar solvent, and it cannot break the strong covalent bonds in graphite to dissolve it.
Graphite is practically insoluble.
No, not every solvent can dissolve every solute. The ability of a solvent to dissolve a solute depends on the chemical properties of both the solvent and the solute.
It is called a solvent, the substance being dissolved is a solute.
- Sand does not dissolve in water- Plastic does not dissolve in water- metals do not dissolve in water
A solvent cannot dissolve. You can dissolve a solute in a solvent, e.g. you can dissolve sugar in water - sugar is the solute, and water is the solvent. You cannot dissolve water though.
It depends on the polarity of the solute and the solvent. If the solute is polar, then it will only dissolve in a polar solvent If the solute in nonpolar, then it will only dissolve in a nonpolar solvent
A liquid that can dissolve things is a solvent. The thing being dissolved is a solute.
Solvent
Acetone is the best solvent to dissolve wood glue.
No; the solute is dissolved in the solvent.
Graphite colloidal solution typically consists of dispersed graphite particles in a solvent such as water or an organic solvent. The graphite particles are generally in the nanometer size range and can be stabilized using surfactants or polymers to prevent aggregation.