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I'm sure we can make a homogenous mixture [rather than solution] of little particle of glass and water, if the particles are small enough. But, no, that doesnt means water dissolves those glass particles.

even in tiny little particles, glass [silica] is still in crystal lattice form rather than single molecules. Solvation is the attraction and association of molecules of a solvent with molecules or ions of a solute, in another word, solvation occurs at molecular lvl. For solvation to occur, lattice has to be broken and release single molecules, which clearly is not our case. So, in a scientific sense, no, water never dissolves little glass _particles_.

2006-08-28 11:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by nickyTheKnight 3 · 0 0

Glass is an amorphous solid with roughly a [O-Si-O] repeating unit. Si-O bonds can be cleaved under high pH. Pure water contains approximately 10e-14 molar H+ and OH- at room temperature, so with the availability of OH- groups, pure water should be able to hydrolyze the Si-O bond, thereby dissolving the glass.

Practically speaking, the concentration of hydroxyl ions is so low that the dissolution of any amount of glass would take so long that people probably will no longer be around by the time it is completed. We could calculate a dissolution rate, but it will be so small it is essentially zero (in human lifespan terms).

So, the answer to your question is "yes", sort of.

2006-08-28 11:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by wcholberg 3 · 0 0

no. If like doesn't have like affinities toward the nucleus, then, no.

2006-08-28 09:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0 0

no, i don't think so

2006-08-28 09:39:57 · answer #4 · answered by suzanna_banana 3 · 0 0

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