Chlorobutane doesn't dissolve in water. Sodium thiosulfate and potassium sulfate do. Why is this?
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at
5:52 AM
Chlorobutane = C4H9Cl
Sodium thiosulfate = Na2S2O3
Potassium sulfate= K2SO4
I need three different explanations. One explaning why chlorobutane doesn’t dissolve in water and two explaning why sodium thiosulfate and potassium sulfate do.
Thanks!
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chlorobutane is a relatively non-polar molecule that will not ionize.
the other two are ionic substances that will break into positive and negative ions in water.
remember, water is a polar solvent and it will dissolve other polar solutes, such as polar molecules and some ionic crystals.
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