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When salt particles dissolve, they form bonds with the water particles. If you're looking at NaCl ... the Na and Cl will separate and hang on to other separated particles in the solution. If we're looking at salt dissolving in the water, the Na will bond with an OH... so they're NaOH, and the Cl will bond with an H. Reasons for this bonding is because of they're charges, Na having a positive charge, OH with a negative charge... opposite attract and BAM! They bond. Cl- ion will have a negative charge and the H+ is a proton thus a positive charge and BAM! They bond.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoSalt is made up of a huge bunch of sodium atoms and chlorine atoms bonded to each other in such a way that for ever one sodium atom there is one chlorine atom. When salt is put in water the bonds between all the sodium and chlorine atoms are broken and the sodium atoms and chlorine atoms separate from each other. They are so small that the solution is now transparent, light can travel through it, and the atoms are too small to be seen by the naked eye. But if you then allow the water to evaporate away, gradually the bonds reform between the sodium and chlorine atoms and salt crystals are formed again.
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∙ 12y agoFor one thing, salt isn't really composed of molecules but a crystal lattice of ions. when the salt dissolves the sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-) ions are separated from each other by the water molecules.
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∙ 14y agoThe salt disappears in the liquid when it dissolves.
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∙ 11y agoits gone!
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What happens to the molecules in a solid when it dissolves?
molecules of a solid break up get's into the space that is in between the liquid molecules
What happens to particles when solid dissolves?
they separate into either molecules or ions.
What happens when sugar or salt dissolve?
It combines with H2O molecules.
What happens to the particles when salt dissolves in water?
At the simplest level, the salt ions separate and mix up with the water molecules. If you are looking for a more sophisticated picture, the sodium ions and the chloride ions break away from the crystal lattice and become surrounded by water molecules, making hydrated ions, or aquo complexes, and these mix up with the water particles.
In a salt solution why is water the solvent and salt the solute?
Water is the solvent because it is what dissolves the solid salt into the solution. The water molecules pull apart the crystal structure of salt and surround the salt ions.
What happens to the molecules of a solid such as a sugar cube when it dissolves in water how does it process differ for an ionic compound such as a table salt?
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How do water molecules dissolves a salt?
The water molecules move around the salt ions In water, the salt separates into positive and negative ions.
What happens when sucrose dissolves in 200ml of water?
you just said it === it dissolves. The molecules of sugar are attracted by the water molecules and are separated from other sugar molecules, but they are still sugar molecules.
What happens to the molecules in a solid when it dissolves?
molecules of a solid break up get's into the space that is in between the liquid molecules
What happens when salt is added to hair gel?
It dissolves into a liquid.
What happens to particles when solid dissolves?
they separate into either molecules or ions.
What happens when you add a tablespoon of salt to warm water then stir the water?
The salt dissolves in the water
What happens to iron powder and salt mixture when it is added to water?
The salt dissolves in the water and the iron does not.
What happens when rock salt and water are heated and stirred?
the rock salt dissolves in the water
When salt is dissolves in water it actually breaks down into two different substances is salt composed of atoms or molecules?
salt is composed of Atoms. not Molecules. i know i am answering my own question but i found the answer.
What happens when salt dissolves into melted cheese?
it turns into chemical propertie
What happens when a teaspoon of table salt is stirred into a glass of water?
It dissolves.
