Answer
Water, being polar, is effective at pulling apart and attracting the individual ions of the compound.
Work Step by Step
Potassium chloride is an ionic molecule, so a polar solvent must be found.
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321809246
ISBN 13:
978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 12 - Sections 12.1-12.8 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 588: 29d
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