how does salt dissolve in water?, confused... |
 Feb 16 2005, 04:20 AM
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 i was stuck on my physics hw, about this question. then i asked my dad.he told me that when they get into the water, the compounds seperates into sodium ions and chloride ions. but doesn't salt have a giant structure? im like almost the dumbest one in my class
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Feb 16 2005, 04:33 AM
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erm.. x.x" im only 13.. =/ but i kinda know.. its just kinda hard to explain.. try searching it up on google? =/ i learnt it before my brain just hurts right now.. more like my head.. ill edit this later =x or i might not edit it if someone else answers the question
 the molecules or something just easily seperate.. iono.. =( edit: forget it. i don't wanna think. im going to sleep. sorry, good luck. hope someone answers this =) |
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Feb 16 2005, 08:34 AM
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 bad apple Group: Member Posts: 168 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 100,009 |
ok, im typing this STRAIGHT from my bio book .. hope this helps.
QUOTE Salts are compounds that release ions other than H+ and OH- in solution. Salts and water often form when an acid and a base interact. Depending on a solution's pH, salts are able to dissolve easily. In general, we say that a substance is dissolved after water molecules cluster around ions or molecules of it and thereby keep them dispersed in fluid. Such clusters are called "spheres of hydration". The spheres of hydration can be formed in the same way when pouring table salt into a cup of water, which keeps the ions (salt) completly disperesed in the fluid (water). i hope that helps ... 
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Feb 16 2005, 08:01 PM
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 unify and defeat... divide and crumble Group: Member Posts: 2,759 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 6,379 |
^^ yep!
Salt is an ionic compound...and ionic compounds dissolve in water because their lattice structure is filled with positive and negatives, held together by weak bonds. The water has ions, pulling it apart |
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Feb 17 2005, 03:30 AM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 16 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 92,116 |
gee thx
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Feb 17 2005, 11:16 PM
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isnt this a chemistry question? well..salt is...sodium chloride...so it's NaCl. Na has a positive charge...and chloride has a negative charge. water breaks up into a hydroxide (OH-) and Hydrogen (H+). Hydrogen has a positive charge and hydroxide ions have a negative charge....so the OH- having a negative charge will pull the Na+ (positive charge)...opposite charges attract. and Cl- is attracted to the H+. hope that helped.
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Feb 17 2005, 11:16 PM
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 Feeel X Group: Member Posts: 2,814 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,498 |
NaCl(s) + H2O(l)
chemistry 11. how? someone explained it but i gave it's formula. half of it. |
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Feb 17 2005, 11:26 PM
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 dopey alan Group: Member Posts: 215 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,260 |
o, wow....~.... there are a lot of smart people on CB... i feel so dumb, becuase i have no idea what yall talking about AT ALL...
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Feb 17 2005, 11:30 PM
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Feeel X Group: Member Posts: 2,814 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,498 |
QUOTE(DoPeY_aLaN @ Feb 17 2005, 11:26 PM) o, wow....~.... there are a lot of smart people on CB... i feel so dumb, becuase i have no idea what yall talking about AT ALL...  hehe, depends how old you are. |
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Feb 18 2005, 12:32 AM
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 Happy Person Group: Member Posts: 1,729 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,674 |
i think the mean age is like... 14 here
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Feb 18 2005, 07:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 48 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,036 |
QUOTE(imadorkabledxd @ Feb 17 2005, 11:16 PM) isnt this a chemistry question? haha i have this in my bio book. |
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