a polar solvent.
Water is used as a solvent because it can dissolve other polar substances and many ionic substances. It is often called the universal solvent. However, water does not dissolve polar substances and some ionic substances.
A) nonpolar compounds will not dissolve in water because water is polar
Substances that are polar or ionic, such as salt, sugar, and acids, will dissolve in distilled water. Nonpolar substances, such as oil, will not dissolve in water.
Substances that dissolve in water are typically polar molecules or ionic compounds. Polar molecules have a positive and negative end, allowing them to interact with water molecules through hydrogen bonding. Ionic compounds dissociate into ions in water due to their charges being attracted to the polar water molecules.
Polar substances dissolve other polar substances, and nonpolar substances dissolve other nonpolar substances. A polar substance cannot dissolve a polar substance and a nonpolar substance cannot dissolve a polar substance.
No, ionic substances are typically not soluble in cyclohexane because cyclohexane is nonpolar and does not have the ability to dissolve charged particles like ions. Ionic substances generally dissolve in polar solvents like water.
Water is used as a solvent because it can dissolve other polar substances and many ionic substances. It is often called the universal solvent. However, water does not dissolve polar substances and some ionic substances.
Water can dissolve ionic substances because in both substances the bond are very polar. When a solute is added to water, some of water's hydrogen bonds break as the water forms intermolecular bonds with the solute. Because ionic substances are polar, the new intermolecular bonds formed when they dissolve in water are quite strong, and can compensate for the energy lost when breaking the water's hydrogen bonds.
The chemistry principal of "like dissolves like," explains that polar substances will dissolve in each other. Similarly, a covalent will dissolve another covalent.
like dissolves like..water is polar so polar or ionic substances will dissolve in water
A) nonpolar compounds will not dissolve in water because water is polar
Substances that are polar or ionic, such as salt, sugar, and acids, will dissolve in distilled water. Nonpolar substances, such as oil, will not dissolve in water.
Substances that dissolve in water are typically polar molecules or ionic compounds. Polar molecules have a positive and negative end, allowing them to interact with water molecules through hydrogen bonding. Ionic compounds dissociate into ions in water due to their charges being attracted to the polar water molecules.
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Oh, dude, it's like this: "like dissolves like" is just a fancy way of saying that polar substances mix well with other polar substances, and nonpolar substances mix well with other nonpolar substances. It's basically like how introverts hang out with introverts and extroverts hang out with extroverts. So, if you want your substances to get along and mix nicely, just remember: like attracts like!
Water is able to dissolve ionic substances because of its polar nature. The water molecule has a positive and negative end, allowing it to attract and surround the charged ions in the ionic substance, breaking them apart and dispersing them throughout the water. This process is called hydration and helps to dissolve the ionic substance in water.
Not all ionic salts dissolve in water, just most of them. Anyways, most molecular substances don't dissolve in water because they are more stable not dissolved. This is partly due to the fact that covalent bonds are stronger than ionic bonds. An example of a non-polar substances that can dissolve in water is diatomic fluorine, which when bubbled into water will dissolve.