General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 12 - Solutions - Questions and Problems - Page 526: 12.5

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that sodium chloride crystal dissolves in water because of two factors. The cation $Na^{+}$ ion is strongly attracted to the oxygen and dissolves $Na^{+}$. The negative $Cl^{-}$ ion is strongly attracted to the hydrogen and dissolves as $Cl^{-}$.
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