When Sodium Chloride Dissolves in Water, How Do the Water

question 92

Multiple Choice

When sodium chloride dissolves in water, how do the water molecules orient around the ions?

• A)Water molecules are randomly oriented around the ions.
• B)The hydrogen atoms point toward both the sodium and the chloride.
• C)The oxygen atoms point toward both the sodium and the chloride.
• D)Around sodium the hydrogen atoms point toward the sodium, and around chloride the oxygen atoms point toward the chloride.
• E)Around sodium the oxygen atoms point toward the sodium, and around chloride the hydrogen atoms point toward the chloride.

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