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For questions relating to water (H₂O), specifically its structure, properties, and uses in chemistry. For questions not about water but rather about solutions in water, use tags [aqueous-solution] or [solubility] instead.
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Why 1-octanol is immiscible with water?
$$K_\mathrm{partition} = \frac{[X_\ce{octanol}]}{[X_\ce{water}]}$$ …
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Why adding salt to kneading make it wetter?
Adding salt to preparation seems to lead to more free water in dough.
I have the feeling that water is bound into macro-structure and adding salt may release some water in exchange of ion caging. … I agree that a gradient exists at the beginning, and when mixing but it does not explain why afterwards there is more free water in the whole system. …
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Soap and rain water, why does it not rinse off?
Rain water is almost pure water, it lacks of bivalent ions such as $\ce{Ca^{2+}}$ and $\ce{Mg^{2+}}$ which helps soap to rinse of. … You will get the same effect when a water softener is installed on water distribution. …