Solvation facts for kids
Solvation, commonly called dissolution, is the process of attraction and association of molecules of a solvent with molecules or ions of a solute.
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Nile red at daylight (top row) and UV-light (second row) in different solvents. From left to right: 1. Water, 2. Methanol, 3. Ethanol, 4. Acetonitrile, 5. Dimethylformamide, 6. Acetone, 7. Ethylacetate, 8. Dichlormethane 9. n-Hexane, 10. Methyl-tert-Butylether, 11. Cyclohexane, 12. Toluene. Photographer: Armin Kübelbeck, CC-BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons
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Solvation of a solute by solvent
See also
In Spanish: Solvatación para niños
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