Sunday, January 17, 2016

Aqueous Solutions

This whole unit is about homogeneous solutions that take place in water. There are two parts to a solutions -- the solvent and the solute. The solvent is the part of the solutions that is present in the largest quantity. The solute is what is dissolved into the solvent. Ionic compounds are mostly soluble, and will disassociate in water. Substances that are not ionic may dissolve in water, depending on their chemical structure. For the most part, if the structure is similar to that of a water molecule, it will dissolve in water.


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Ethanol dissolves in water


Substances that do not dissolve in water are generally non-polar in nature. On such example is oil, others being compounds that contain long C-H chains.

Here is some unique features of aqueous solutions, and here is some more information on them.
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3 comments:

  1. Emmeline KooJanuary 23, 2016 at 6:22 PM

    Thanks for the post. I found the hydrogen bonds to be especially confusing although it wasn't on the tests. Regardless, great summary of the packet information.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2016 at 9:13 PM

    Thanks for explaining which chains dissolve the fastest and why

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2016 at 9:13 PM

    Thanks for explaining which chains dissolve the fastest and why

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