Water­ Solvent Properties
Water : Solvent Properties
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What is a solution?
A mixture in which one or more substances are evenly
distributed in another substance
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Water­ Solvent Properties
What is the difference between a solute and a solvent?
• Solute- the substance that dissolves to form a
solution
• Solvent – the substance in which the solute
dissolves
What about KOOL-AID!?!?!?!
Kool aid – solute
Water - solvent
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Which property of water allows many substances to dissolve in water?
POLARITY
• Ionic compounds and polar compounds dissolve best
• These substances dissolve best because their charges
attract one another allowing the substance to be
surrounded and dissolved
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What does a salt molecule look like?
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Remember what water looks like?
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How do water and salt interact?
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Why is water the universal solvent?
• It is the universal solvent because its polarity allows it
to dissolve many iconic compounds and polar molecules
(molecules with a charge)
• Remember ……
• Like Dissolves Like
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