coke Posted March 26, 2009 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...
UC Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 The gases are soluble. Halogens are all at least slightly soluble.
D H Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Even the monatomic noble gases are all at least slightly soluble in water.
coke Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 ah, interesting I thought only polar compounds dissolved in water.
CaptainPanic Posted March 26, 2009 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
hermanntrude Posted March 26, 2009 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)
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