The Ability of Sodium Chloride to Mix with Water Is

question 72

Multiple Choice

The ability of sodium chloride to mix with water is most likely due to:

• A)dispersion force
• B)ion-dipole force
• C)dipole-dipole force
• D)hydrogen bonding
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Propensity

A natural inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way.

Hydrate

A compound that contains water molecules bound to another compound or within its crystal structure.

Benzophenone

A compound used in organic synthesis and as a photoinitiator, characterized by a central benzene ring bonded to two carbonyl groups.

Triphenylmethanol

A white crystalline solid organic compound, used often as an intermediate in the synthesis of other chemicals.