Please relate the polarity of water molecules to their ability or
inability to dissolve certain solutes!!:)
2007-01-13 16:09:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Water is a polar compound. This means that it has a positive charge (the hydrogen edge) and a negative charge (the oxygen redge). Water will attract and dissolve other compounds which have charges. When salt, sodium chloride, dissolves in water, the positive sodium ion is attracted to the negative oxygen and the chloride anion is atracted to the hydrogen.
If the nolecule does not have charges, such as oils, they won't dissolve in water
2007-01-13 16:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ideally...it is a simple phenomenon. Like dissolves like. thus polar solvents dissolve polar solutes while nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes [ and just as a side not -not all covalent compounds can be considered to be non polar].
2007-01-14 00:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by ilovehorses 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water is a polar covalent. we all know that water is universal solvent.
in mixing solution, like dissolves like meaning polar solutes can be dissolve in water.
2007-01-14 07:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by mn3mosyne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE THICKNESS OF THE MIXTURE.
2007-01-14 00:13:25 · answer #4 · answered by freddelorme35 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋