coke Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 can an element dissolve in water without reacting with it? element by itself is nonpolar, yes? even if its diatomic, theres no difference in electronegativity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UC Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 The gases are soluble. Halogens are all at least slightly soluble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D H Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Even the monatomic noble gases are all at least slightly soluble in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coke Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 ah, interesting I thought only polar compounds dissolved in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPanic Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 ah, interesting I thought only polar compounds dissolved in water. Polar compounds often dissolve better in water... But it's not as black and white as you thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermanntrude Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 there are other intermolecular forces than just H-bonding and dipole-dipole interactions (the forces which arise from polar molecules getting close) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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