KI dissolves in water but ..
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KI dissolves in water but ..Why does KI dissolve in water but not in tetrachloromethane? [2 marks]
my attempt: KI has a giant ionic structure, ionic interaction will be formed between K+ and delta - O
and between I- and delta +ve H
This is all true because water is a polar molecule
tetrachloromethane is not polar so doesnt dissolve in water??
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Re: KI dissolves in water but ..Yup, mention that like dissolves in like as well (polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents and vice versa).(Original post by arvin_infinity)
Why does KI dissolve in water but not in tetrachloromethane? [2 marks]
my attempt: KI has a giant ionic structure, ionic interaction will be formed between K+ and delta - O
and between I- and delta +ve H
This is all true because water is a polar molecule
tetrachloromethane is not polar so doesnt dissolve in water??
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Re: KI dissolves in water but ..As in KI is polar and tetra.. is non-polar?(Original post by thegodofgod)
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Re: KI dissolves in water but ..(Original post by arvin_infinity)
As in KI is polar and tetra.. is non-polar?
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Re: KI dissolves in water but ..The more polar a bond is, the more ionic it becomes.(Original post by arvin_infinity)
Oh riight! so all ionic compounds are polar ?
That's why you have compounds which are covalent, with ionic characteristics, e.g. AlCl3, which are very polar, and thus moving away from the covalent side of the spectrum to the ionic side of the spectrum.
