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23 June, 17:56

A solution forms when the attractive ___ between the solute and solvent are ___ in strength to the solvent-solvent and solute-solute attractions and are therefore able to replace them.

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  1. 23 June, 18:20
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    Answer: A solution forms when the attractive _forces_ between the solute and solvent are _similar/higher_ in strength to the solvent-solvent and solute-solute attractions and are therefore able to replace them.

    Explanation: Intermolecular forces between solute and solvent must be able to match or exceed the natural intramolecular forces between the solvent-solvent atoms/molecules and solute-solute atoms/molecules.

    This is where the solubility law of 'like dissolves like (polar dissolves polar and likewise) ' comes into play. Only polar compounds can form such attractive forces with fellow polar compounds and the same story goes for non-polar compounds.
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