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Title: what is the best way to tell if something will dissociate in water?
Post by: touchingtips on Nov 10, 2012
what is the best way to tell if something will dissociate in water?


Title: what is the best way to tell if something will dissociate in water?
Post by: juliemandell on Nov 10, 2012
hydrolysis


Title: what is the best way to tell if something will dissociate in water?
Post by: nycaznfreak on Nov 10, 2012
if a compound is made form a metal and nonmetal(they are bonded with ionic bond) it will dissolve(except a very few exceptions).


Title: what is the best way to tell if something will dissociate in water?
Post by: bugmenot1 on Nov 10, 2012
Typically ions will dissociate in water, such as table salt (NaCl) dissolving in water.  It completely dissociate into Na+ and Cl- ions. Disassociation is require for ions to dissolve.  However, non-ionic compounds, such as sugar, will also dissolve in water but it does not dissociate. It dissolves through the intermolecular forces such as hydrogen bonding.