Y1 Intermolecular Forces (C)

Question 1

Why does ‘like’ dissolve ‘like’?

Answer 1

-polar compounds are dissolved by polar solvents as small intermolecular forces between the molecules will be created e.g dipole-dipole bonding and hydrogen bonding.

• non polar compounds will be disolved in non polar solvents depending on chain length creating v.d.w imf.