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Purpose
To determine how polarity is related to solubility.
Materials
Solvents: Solutes:
water (polar) potassium nitrate, KNO3 (polar)
ethanol (both polar and non-polar) sodium chloride, NaCl (polar)
hexanes (non-polar) iodine, I2 (non-polar)
glucose, C6H12O6 (polar?)
wax, C25H52 (non-polar)
Instructions
You are to determine the solubility of each of the solutes in each of the solvents as
follows:
I - insoluble SS - slightly or partially soluble S - soluble
none or very little dissolves some dissolves obviously dissolves
FREQUENCY CHART
Record the number of times you obtained the following combinations:
Solvent Solute Insoluble Slightly Soluble Soluble
Polar Polar
Both Polar
Both Nonpolar
Nonpolar Polar
Polar Nonpolar
Nonpolar Nonpolar
Date: _______________ Name: _____________________________ Hour: _____
Date: _______________ Name: _____________________________ Hour: _____
Analysis Questions
2. Explain and sketch, on an intermolecular level, why polar solvents can dissolve polar solutes.
3. Explain and sketch, on an intermolecular level, why polar solvents are not good at dissolving nonpolar
solutes.
4. Water is able to dissolve a few nonpolar solutes. Explain and sketch how this could be caused by London
dispersion forces.