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Which of the following substances would undergo dissociation when placed into a polar solvent?options:C6H12O6MgCl2CO2H2O2

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MgCl₂. Option B is correct

Explanations:

What are polar solvents?

A polar solvent is a type of solvent that has partial charge and dipole moments. They tend to dissolve ions and other polar compounds.

The molecules in a polar solvent have a dipole, like water, one side is more negative and one is more positive.

Ionic compounds are composed of a positive ion, normally a metal, and a negative ion, normally a nonmetal, so their forces are attracted to their charge difference.

Thus, a polar solvent dissolves each ion with its corresponding parts, dissociating the two ions of the ionic compound.

Based on the explanation above, C6H12O6 being a covalent compound cannot dissociate into ions hence can not dissolve in a polar solvent.

MgCl on the other hand is highly soluble in water and can dissociate to form Mg2+ and Cl-. Hence the substances would undergo dissociation when placed into a polar solvent is MgCl₂

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