Can the term hydration be applied to the solvent carbon tetrachloride? Explain your reasoning. If it cannot be used, what term can?

Hydration: is when water is the solvent and the solute particles are said to be hydrated.

Ive had some people answer this but im a bit confused with the answer.. can you be more specific and stuff. thanks. like explain why it cant be applied. and wat term could be used?

If you are asking for our opinion about the answer:

I think it needs a little work. Hydration is when water is the solvent. That part I can accept. The last part I think needs clarification. For a solute to be hydrated the solute needs to incorporate the water in a definite and repeatable stoichiometry. On that last point, some solutes can have several different hydrates. For example, we may have MgX.2H2O or MgX.3H2O etc.

I was about to comment that you have asked this question before. Both Bob Pursely and I have provided answers and they were along the same lines. I don't know what else to do. I can look up some web sites if you like. Perhaps it would help if you tell us what kind of trouble you are having with understanding this question.

http://nobel.scas.bcit.ca/chem0010/labs/4-waterofHydration/lab4.htm

Why cant CCl4 be used as a hydration?

CCl4 is an organic solvent. My experience is that only water can be used to hydrate something. Other solvents may be used instead of water, and I call that solvation, but I reserve hydration to the interaction of the solute and H2O is definite proportions.

The term "hydration" is specifically used when water is the solvent and solute particles are dissolved or surrounded by water molecules. Since carbon tetrachloride is not water, it doesn't exhibit hydration.

However, the term "solvation" can be used for carbon tetrachloride. Solvation refers to the process of a solute being dissolved or surrounded by molecules of a solvent. In the case of carbon tetrachloride, solvation would occur when solute particles are dissolved or surrounded by carbon tetrachloride molecules. So, solvation can be applied to carbon tetrachloride as the solvent.