2007-08-23 09:27:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I am sorry, non native soeaker of English here, asking for a friend - gimmie some slack
2007-08-23 09:50:59 · update #1
Sulfur?
If so, the answer is "polarity". Water molecules are like little magnets and their opposite ends attract one another. For something to dissolve in water, it has to surround itself with water molecules. This means what gets dissolved has to be polar like water. Sulfur is not polar, so the water molecules are not attracted to it. The same principle works with things like wax, glass and metal. None of these dissolve in water because they are not polar.
2007-08-23 09:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by Roger S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea what sulful is. I suspect you mean sulfur. Next time when you ask for help have the decency of checking your request before you send it.
If something mixes with water it is miscible in water.
Ionic salts are soluble beause they dissociate into their ionic components and are hydrolyzed. Polar materials allign themselves with the polar water molecules and mix.
Non polar materials do not allign themselves with the highly polar water molecules so they are not miscible.
2007-08-23 16:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by GTB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wont. Atomic sulfur is very no polar. Unlike water which is a polar solvent.
And to one of the answers above it is sulfur oxides that will mix with water and create various acids that contain sulfur.
2007-08-23 18:40:38 · answer #3 · answered by Corey the Cosmonaut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you mean sulfur. It does. It makes sulfuric acid
2007-08-23 16:34:28 · answer #4 · answered by Rev 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋