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Chapter 13 Problem 132P

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What is wrong with this molecular view of a sodium chloride solution? What would make the picture correct?

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NaCl is an ionic salt (that is a compound formed by “attraction between cation and anion”) and has the ability to be “soluble in water.”

In the given molecular diagram, the smaller molecules are water molecules while the larger molecules represent NaCl.

NaCl is represented as a molecule but it is water-soluble; so, it cannot remain as a whole molecule in water.

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Title Introductory Chemistry 5 
Author Nivaldo J Tro
ISBN 9780321910295

What is wrong with this molecular view of a sodium chloride solution? What would make

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