The solubility of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in water at 250C is 1.2 g/L. The solubility of chloroform (CHCl3) is 10.1 g/L . Explain this difference. Lewis structures must be used in your answer.
Here the solubility of Carbon tetrachloride(CCl4) in water is less than that of Chloroform(CHCl3) as the CCl4 is non polar and H2O is polar whereas CHCl3 is also non polar but less when compared to the structure of CCl4. Polar - Polar solutions have more solubility than Non polar - Polar solutions.
A polar molecule does not have an even
distribution of electrons. The electrical charges are not evenly
distributed, causing one end to be more charged than the
other.
A non-polar molecule has an even distribution of
electrons. Since the electrical charges are evenly distributed,
they cancel each other out.
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