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Because of the phrase "like dissolves like". Both NaCl and water are made up of polar bonds and have a polar shape, so like dissolves like. If NaCl was nonpolar in its shape, the polar water would not be able to dissolve the nonpolar NaCl.

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Q: How is water equipped to break the relatively powerful ionic bonds making up crystals like sodium chloride?
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