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Okay, this is chapter 11, section problem 78.
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The question is, water is a good solvent for many substances.
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What's the molecular basis for this property, and why is it significant? so water is unique in that despite its low molecular weight, it's a liquid at room temperature.
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And it's a liquid at room temperature despite its really low molecular weight.
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And the reason for that is that it's very low molecular weight.
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Very polar.
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So it has a high dipole moment.
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And that means that it can, you know, it's really good at dissolving ionic species.
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And that is in high contrast to a lot of other liquids, such as hexanes or benzene or toluene.
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A lot of liquids at room temperatures are non -polar.
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Additionally, water has the ability to participate in a vast network of hydrogen bonds.
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And that's really important because it can interact with more species and ionic species.
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And every interaction that your solvent has with a solute makes it more and more soluble.
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So the fact that each water molecule can participate in like six hydrogen bonds is really important...