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Like dissolves like meaning that a polar substance will dissolve a polar substance and nonpolar substance will dissolve other polar substances. By contrast nonpolar and polar substances will not dissolve one another.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoPolar substances will dissolve other polar substances.*
Ionic substances will dissolve other ionic substances
Nonpolar substances will dissolve other nonpolar substances.
*Water is called the universal solvent because it can dissolve both polar and ionic substances. (Although not all ionic substances will be dissolved by water.)
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∙ 13y agoThe term "like dissolves like" means that if the solvent/solute molecules are structurally similar, then the substance will dissolve in the solvent.
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∙ 13y agoLike dissolves like means that polar solutions dissolve polar substances and non polar solutions dissolve non polar substances.
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∙ 12y agoIt is usually used to refer to polar or non-polar solvents. Polar solvents are best for dissolving polar solutes, and non-polar solvents are best for dissolving non-polar solvents.
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∙ 11y agoPolar solutes dissolve only in polar solvents while non-polar (organic) solutes only dissolve in non-polar solvents.
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∙ 11y agoit means that polar dissolves polar and nonpolar dissolves nonpolar
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∙ 7y agoIt is just an expression used by chemists to remember how solvents work. For example, water is polar and oil is non polar. Thus, water will not dissolve oil
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