Answer
The oxygen atom of water is associated with the cation.
Work Step by Step
Since the oxygen atom of water has a partial-negative charge it attracts to the positive charge of the cation, and is therefore associated with it.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 13 - Properties of Solutions - Exercises - Page 566: 13.2a
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