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Well water is an example in its self. Hydrogen and oxygen bond together to form water. But to really answer your question salt is attracted to water because the partial charges on the water molecule are attracted to the Na+ and Cl- ions.
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Do water molecules attract nonpolar molecules such as oil?
Yes, but they attract polar molecules more strongly."Hydrophobic" molecules is a misnomer. The nonpolar molecules in question are attracted to water molecules (usually more strongly than they're attracted to each other, even), but they get "shoved out of the way" by polar "hydrophilic" molecules which are even more strongly attracted to water molecules.
What happens to the salt grains as they dissolve in water?
salt grains are groups of oppositely charged ions in a tight solid pattern. When they dissolve the water molecules attract these ions and cause them to separate, becoming a solution.
Do water molecules attract other polar molecules through adhesion cohesion peptide bonds ionic bonds?
adhesion
Why does water weigh more then gasoline?
Water weighs more than gasoline because the particles in water are more dense than those in gasoline. This is because water molecules are highly polar and tend to attract each other. Gasoline molecules are not nearly as polar and do not attract each other.
Why do large groups of sugar molecules break apart in water?
when sugar dissolves in water the sugar molecules are more attracted-to the water than each other.the molecules-break apart from each other and water molecules surround them.
Water molecules attract other water molecules and tend to pile up via?
Water molecules attract the opposite poles of other polar molecules through poles present in water itself.
Water molecules attract nonpolar molecules such as oil?
yes
What do you call the attraction for water?
molecules that attract water are hydrophilic ("water-loving")
What molecules attract other water molecules and tend to pile up via?
cohesion
If a water molecule is neutral why does it attract polar molecules?
A water molecule is polar, which is why it attracts other polar molecules.
What allows water molecules to attract other water molecules?
Dipole-Dipole Forces of attraction
Do water molecules attract nonpolar molecules such as oil?
Yes, but they attract polar molecules more strongly."Hydrophobic" molecules is a misnomer. The nonpolar molecules in question are attracted to water molecules (usually more strongly than they're attracted to each other, even), but they get "shoved out of the way" by polar "hydrophilic" molecules which are even more strongly attracted to water molecules.
What happens to the salt grains as they dissolve in water?
salt grains are groups of oppositely charged ions in a tight solid pattern. When they dissolve the water molecules attract these ions and cause them to separate, becoming a solution.
What do hydrophobic molecules avoid?
Hydrophobic molecules avoid water. Strictly speaking, they do not attract water, and therefore water will avoid them, since it is more attracted to other molecules or to itself.
How capillary action works and why?
Water is a polar molecule and thus when a glass tube or any other tube with polar molecules is placed in water, the water molecules will attract the sides of the tube and overcome gravity. The property of water to attract the sides of the tube is called adhesion and the reason water isn't only on the sides but in the middle too is because of cohesion. Cohesion is water's ability to attract and hydrogen bond with itself so the water molecules on the sides of the tube attract other water molecules creating a network that reaches all the way across the tube.
Why does water have a high latent heat?
This is because of its polar nature - water molecules have a strong dipole, therefore, the water molecules attract each other more than most other molecules do.
Is water hydrophobic?
no, that would mean water molecules are not attracted to other water molecules
