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Many ionic and covalent compounds dissolve well in water. This is because of what?

Many ionic and covalent compounds dissolve well in water. This is because..a. the temperature of liquid water is high enough to allow anything to mix well with its fast moving particles.b. The air pressure above the water is greater than the pressure exerted by the moving water particles.c. the solute particles are small enough to fit in the spaces between the tightly packed solvent particles.d. the attraction between the solute and solvent is about as strong as the attraction between the solvent particles.

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Saul Waters

Feb 20, 2025

it should be Dsorry for my poor English, I’m not from CanadaIn order to dissolve sth.these things will happen1. solvent – solvent attractions are broken down2. solute – solute attractions are broken down3. solute – solvent attractions are built upTo let this occursthe solute – solvent attraction should be the strongest force among solvent-solvent; solute-solute ; solute solvent or at least similar strengthAs water is a polar solventsth can dissolve in water should be able to form Hydrogen bond wif solute moleculessth which is polar are also can be slightly solublefor example carboxylic acid (-COOH) can form extensive hydrogen bond with water, it is soluble in water then.On the contrary, Alkane is neither polar nor hydrogen-bond-forming molecules, it do not dissolve in water.(this is the case of covalent compound——————–(ionic compoundall ionic compound are soluble in waterthere are mainly 5 steps for the dissolution processionic compounds adopt giant ionic structurecations and anions are alternatively held together by non-directional electrostatic force ( ionic bond)Water is a kind of polar molecule, there are permanent dipole moment acting on it. H atoms carry a slightly positive charge while O atoms carry slightly negative charge.attraction between H atoms in water molecules and anions in the ionic compound,attraction between O atoms in water molecules and cationsin the ionic compound are stronger than the ionic bond.Therefore, cations and anions are pulled away from the ionic lattice and dissolved in water————-Make a little conclusion for the concept1. ionic compound : cations <–ionic bond–> anions2. Water: H2O : H(slightly +ve) ; O(slightly -ve) 3. H2O’s O<–attraction–>cations <–ionic bond–> anions<–attraction–>H2O’s H 4. attraction > ionic bond5. structure of ionic compound is broken down!* finally product will be… =>H2O’s O<–attraction–>cations & anions<–attraction–>H2O’s H to sum upthe major factor is the solute-solvent attraction is strong enough => solublehope can helpMeteor from H.K.... Show More

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