2007-03-22 02:54:53 · 2 answers · asked by i-sena 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Benzoic acid is C6H5-COOH. The -OH makes it somewhat compatible with water, but the C6H5- part makes it somewhat incompatible, like lighter fluid. So it is slightly soluble in water. It is very soluble in ethanol, CH3CH2-OH, because ethanol has a hydrocarbon component itself. And it is soluble in aqueous NaOH, because:
C6H5-COOH + NaOH ===> C6H5-COO-Na+ + H2O
The -O-Na+ relationship is very water-solubilizing.
2007-03-22 04:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u observe carefully all acids r soluble in water or atleast 0.1 percent soluble...and if anything crystalyses and is mixed in water the tiny or humungous crystals break up in to even tinier peices and eventually dissolves pleasure to answer
2016-03-28 23:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋