chemical bonding q(:?

Question

suggest reasonS for the much higher solubilities of ammonia and hydrogen chloride, compared to carbon dioxide. could the point tat the former two can form hydrogen bonding with water more readily be an ans? wad r the other reasons?

Answer 1

Largely correct.

HCl reacts with water to give H3O+ and Cl-. So its dissolving is actually more of a chemical than a physical process.

Ammonia hydrogen bonds extensively.to water. It also reacts to make NH4+ and OH-, but only to a small extent since NH3 is a weak base (it annoys me that bottles of ammonia solution are often labeled "ammonium hydroxide").