Question
Predict whether baking soda dissolves and vegetable oil or not. Without using solubility information of table salt.
Answers
DrBob222
Like dissolves like.
Baking soda ia NaHCO3 and the Na-HCO3 is an ionic bond. Vegetable oil is a covalent compound. NaHCO3 will not be soluble in oil to anything but the smallest extent because the are "not alike",
Baking soda ia NaHCO3 and the Na-HCO3 is an ionic bond. Vegetable oil is a covalent compound. NaHCO3 will not be soluble in oil to anything but the smallest extent because the are "not alike",
Anonymous
Does baking soda dissolve in water?