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Suggest why sodium hydroxide is much more water soluble than sodium chloride.?

Suggest why sodium hydroxide is much more water soluble than sodium chloride.

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  • 5 years ago
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    The hydroxide ion can interact more strongly and in different ways (hydrogen bonding) than a chloride ion can.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Sodium hydroxide is far more non polar than sodium chloride. Remember like dissolves like, so as water is non polar is will be more soluble with sodium hydroxide

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