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It should be able to, when the salt is previously dissolved in a little bit of water. See, methanol is made up of one CH3 group and an OH group. The -OH group is polar (meaning it should mix with WATER). The CH3 group is NOT polar (will not mix).
As you go up the list of alcohol, you'll see that the CH chain grows (for example Ethanol is C2H5OH). The more CH chains there are, the more NONPOLAR the compound gets, meaning the less it can dissolve water! This is also why Octanol (Gas fuel, I believe, which contains 8 CH chains) doesn't dissolve anything that is considered polar!
Conclusion: Methanol sounds like the best to dissolve a salt in (that is dissolved in water), because of its polar vs. Nonpolar ratio (compared to similar alcohols). However, don't quote everything I say on here. Some of it is based on theory, and I haven't quite experimented with it.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoSalt (Sodium Chloride) is fully soluble in water but is slightly soluble in ethanol. The structure of ethanol is slightly non-polar at one end and polar at the other. the polar group is the (-OH) group. The (-OH) group helps ethanol's property as a solvent for polar substances such as salts. The (-OH) group does this by using the negatively charged oxygen ion (of the (-OH)) to attract some of the positively charged sodium ions and using the positively charge hydrogen to attract some of the negatively charge chlorine ions. Because not all of the sodium chloride molecules are pulled apart, not all of the sodium chloride molecule dissolve. This is why sodium chloride is considered to slightly soluble in ethanol.
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∙ 13y agoI wouldn't be so sure. There is a difference between Methane and Water; that methane doesn't have this dissolving property. For example, if you put some crackers in water, they'll become soggy and soon deteriorate. If you put them in liquid methane, however, when you take them out they'll be just as crisp as if they were dry. So to answer your question, salt in liquid methane may very well stay in crystal form. I think the only way to know for sure is to try it out!
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∙ 13y agoThis is highly unlikely. Salts dissolve in water due to its polarity. Liquid methane would be a non-polar organic solvent, so salts would not readily dissolve.
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∙ 11y agoNo it can not
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Salt or sugar what dissolves in ethanol?
No, Salt will not dissolve because the Ethanol is less dense then the salt so in order to make it dissolve u have to have a greater density then a smaller density. Ex. Sugar and water. When you stir it mixes and mixes all of the particles together. And same for the Sugar.
Will butter dissolve in ethanol?
no
Does glass powder dissolve in ethanol?
no
Does candle wax dissolve in ethanol?
yes.
How do you prepare 95 percent ethanol from absolute ethanol?
It is prepared by taking five volume of ethanol and dissolve in 100 ml of water .
Why does water dissolve more salt than ethanol?
Water is polar, and so is salt (because it's ionic and therefore polar by definition.) So salt dissolves easily in water, because in chemistry, "like dissolves like." Ethanol is non-polar (because it's a hydrocarbon, and they're all non-polar.) So water and ethanol won't dissolve in each other. Nor will ethanol dissolve salt.
Is salt and ethanol a heterogenous solution before mixing?
Almost no salt will dissolve in pure ethanol. If salt is added to a solution of ethanol and water, which are miscible, it may form a homogenous solution without being stirred.
Salt or sugar what dissolves in ethanol?
No, Salt will not dissolve because the Ethanol is less dense then the salt so in order to make it dissolve u have to have a greater density then a smaller density. Ex. Sugar and water. When you stir it mixes and mixes all of the particles together. And same for the Sugar.
Does salt dissolve in alcohol?
Alcohol is a non-polar solvent and does not dissolve salt as well as water does. If there is water in the alcohol then some of it will dissolve.
Does beeswax dissolve in ethanol?
Yes. Beeswax does dissolve in Ethanol.
Does potassium chloride dissolve in ethanol?
Yes. KCl will dissolve in ethanol.
Is sodium chloride transparent when added to ethanol?
Sodium chloride (NaCl or table salt) doesn't even dissolve in ethanol. So it just stays in there. NOT TRANSPARENT
Is ethanol a salt?
Ethanol is an alcohol not a salt.
Does sand dissolve in Ethanol?
Sand is not soluble in ethanol.
Can ethanol dissolve in alcohol?
Ethanol is already an alcohol.
Will ethanol dissolve polypropylene?
Polypropylene is not dissolved in ethanol.
Will butter dissolve in ethanol?
no
