Can you disslove sand in water
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Water is an excellent solvent because it forms very strong bonds (covalent). Substances with weak bonds (mainly ionic) usually dissolve into the stronger substances or solvents. Dissolution is not a chemical change.
However, not all substances will dissolve in water. Salts will dissolve, the covalent bond of water "rips" the ionic bonds of the salts. Sand will not dissolve in water because the "bond" of water is not strong enough to dissolve the sand. However, some strong acids can dissolve sand.
Dissolution will proceed faster in warmer water, because it has more room for the molecules of the salt to “fit” between the molecules of water.
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