Tyler DeWitt | Biggest Mistakes in Chemistry: Dissolving @tdewitt451 | Uploaded April 2012 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
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Don't make this mistake about dissolving! When you dissolve ionic compounds, the ionic bonds come apart and then atoms separate. When you dissolve covalent compounds, the covalent bonds do not come apart, and the molecules stay together. The is one of the most commonly made mistakes in chemistry, and it's a misconception that confuses many people.
To see all my Chemistry videos, check out
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Don't make this mistake about dissolving! When you dissolve ionic compounds, the ionic bonds come apart and then atoms separate. When you dissolve covalent compounds, the covalent bonds do not come apart, and the molecules stay together. The is one of the most commonly made mistakes in chemistry, and it's a misconception that confuses many people.