Sodium Chloride, NaCl, Dissolves in Water Because

question 48

Multiple Choice

Sodium chloride, NaCl, dissolves in water because

• A)there are attractive forces between ions and water molecules.
• B)there are no attractive forces between ions and water molecules.
• C)the entropy of the solution is greater than the entropy of pure NaCl and pure H₂O.
• D)the entropy of the solution is less than the entropy of pure NaCl and pure H₂O.
• E)Both A and C

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