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liberstina
8 days ago
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Why are salt and sugar both able to dissolve in water, even though the solutes have different types of chemical bonding?

Chemistry
2 answers:
castortr0y [923]8 days ago
6 0

Response: Water is a polar substance, facilitating the dissolution of ionic compounds due to the principle that similar types mix.

Ionic interactions occur between salt and water

Sugar contains hydroxyl groups that can form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.

[Hydrogen bond: this refers to the attraction between a hydrogen atom bonded to a highly electronegative atom (like F, O, or N) and another highly electronegative atom (F, O, or N)]

Thus, due to the presence of hydrogen bonds, sugar dissolves in water.

Clarification: Water molecules are polar, exhibiting partial positive charges on the hydrogen atoms and a partial negative charge on the oxygen atom. This allows them to interact with ionic compounds such as salt (NaCl). These interactions occur through the partial charges on water, which attract opposite charges. When dissolved in water, NaCl dissociates into sodium and chloride ions; sodium ions are surrounded by negatively charged oxygen from water, while chloride ions are surrounded by positively charged hydrogens from water. As a result, salt dissolves in water.

Sugar, being a covalent compound, has bonds where electrons are shared unevenly, creating slight positive and negative charges. This characteristic allows sugar to interact with the polar ends of water, facilitating its dissolution. Therefore, it can be stated that sugar dissolves in water due to both substances being polar.

In summary, water is capable of dissolving most polar or ionic substances, as seen with sugar and salt.

Anarel [852]8 days ago
5 0

Response: The answer is option C

Rationale: I completed the assessment

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