Question

When sodium chloride dissolves in water, the sodium and chloride ions are pulled into solution by:

A) ionic bonds that form between the ions and the water molecules.

B) the attraction of the sodium ions to the negatively charged oxygen, and the attraction of the chloride ions to the two positively charged hydrogens of the water molecules.

C) the attraction of the sodium ions to the positively charged oxygen, and the attraction of the chloride ions to the two negatively charged hydrogens of the water molecules.

D) covalent bonds that form between the ions and the water molecules.

Answer

This answer is hidden. It contains 1 characters.