i am melting 3 salts with different melting point ,they r accumulated in different layer of same bottel .i had given temp higher temp than melting point of 3 salts.i just want to know whether they mix r not
2007-12-26 17:34:11 · 6 answers · asked by sonali 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
i am melting nacl+nabr+li2so4 in same furnace which r having different melting point even though i am giving temp about 950c which is greater than the melting point if all this will mix when they r melted
2007-12-28 16:42:43 · update #1
it depends on what type of salts they are if they, ie.. if they are all organic salts they would mix, and if they are all inorganic salts they will mix, but you will not be able to mix organic and inorganic salts together, with some exceptions, and another point to note is what is the surface tension in each salt at its melting point, if they have almost the same surface tensions you will get a homogeneous mixture if they have different surface tensions you will not be able to get a homogeneous mixture. It also depends on the viscosity of the salts in the molten state and depends on the LAW OF CORROSPONDING STATES.
2007-12-26 18:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by Habeebullah S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it also depends on their chemical reactivity. as long the 3 salts can be chemically reacted when they are all in the liquid state, then it's justifiable. if one reacts in liquid state, and another in gaseous state and one reacts only under pressure, then they won't mix unless they are in their own reactive state.
2007-12-26 17:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by ST 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mixtures can b heterogeneous or homogeneous..if u melt as you ve said they might mix..but it depends..water and oil are liquids they dont mix...unless something holds their molecules together at the same time...for eg.soap..
but i think you can mix ionic salts...and you can mix covalently bonded salts..but not ionic and covalent..
2007-12-26 17:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say they do mix, because they are all heated at some rate, its not like they are room temp one sec 3000K the next, however they may not be a complete mixture unless it is agitated.
2007-12-26 17:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by Benjamin W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They mis as long then no insoluble or volatile product is formed.
depend on their chemical reactivity, one to another
2007-12-26 18:20:15 · answer #5 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible that they mix together.
2007-12-26 17:46:14 · answer #6 · answered by mcalhoun333 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋