Chemistry 9th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-109-7

Chapter 4 - Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry - Review Questions - Page 179: 1

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$KBr \Rightarrow K^+ + Br^-$ Water, a polar substance, effectively pulls apart the ionic compound $KBr$ to separate into its ions, $K^+$ and $Br^-$. In this case, the H atoms would align with $Br^-$ and the Oxygen would align with $K^+$. Because $C_2H_5OH$ is a covalent compound and does not break up into ions in water, the covalent compound does not split. Instead, water aligns such that H atoms attract toward the partially negative end of $C_2H_5OH$ while the O atoms attract toward the partially positive end of $C_2H_5OH$
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