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Chemistry Homework Help: Why does the dissolve component not settle out of a solution?
I think I need an answer that has to do with solubility.
3 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
If it is dissolved, it is no longer a solid (it's aqueous) so it will not settle out. All aqueous means is that it has dissociated into its ions (for example, sodium chloride, NaCl, dissociates into Na+ and Cl- when you mix it with water). Some compounds (for example, copper II chloride, CuCl2) actually react with water to form complex ions and H+ or OH- ions, which explains why most solutions have acidic or basic pH's.
Source(s): AP Chemistry - 9 years ago
The atoms have reacted to create a component. A reaction uses energy which is lost therefore it can not be reversible. Compounds can not be separated by any physical means because they have created a new substance
- Anonymous9 years ago
it is no longer a precipitate
it has turned into its respective cations and anions
