Question

use your model above to try to explain why liquids like mineral oil or acetone are not good at dissolving salts, or why mineral oil and acetone molecules do not stick together as well as water molecules. ready? enter your answer here

Explanation:

Salts are ionic compounds. Water is a polar - molecule with strong hydrogen - bonding capabilities. Mineral oil is non - polar, and acetone, while polar, has weaker intermolecular forces compared to water. Non - polar mineral oil cannot interact well with ionic salts. Acetone's intermolecular forces are not strong enough to effectively separate salt ions. Also, the hydrogen - bonding in water is stronger than the intermolecular forces in mineral oil and acetone, causing water molecules to stick together more strongly.

Answer:

Mineral oil is non - polar and cannot interact well with ionic salts. Acetone, though polar, has weaker intermolecular forces than water and cannot effectively dissolve salts. Also, water has stronger hydrogen - bonding which causes its molecules to stick together more strongly than mineral oil and acetone molecules.