Thursday, January 7, 2010

Like Dissolves Like




Dissolving is the process in which a solvent is used to break down bonds within a solute. The solution is then a mixture of the broken down solute and the solvent. The meaning Like Dissolves Like means that the charge of each atom used to break down the solute has to be the opposite, and equal charge in order to create a neutral charge. Because like charges repel each other, the charges must be negative and positive, and that is what allows for solutes to be broken down. An example like mixing water and oil shows an example of where they are not likes so they cannot dissolve within each other.

solution!
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA2/MAIN/LIKEDIS1/CD2R1.HTM