The other element in water is hydrogen.
As an element oxygen is neutral, but it forms negative ions.
Hydrogen is positive and Oxygen is negative.
Water molecules are polar. Charged particles such as ions attract water molecules. Positive ions often have a "shell" of water molecules around them, pointing their negative O atoms at the central ion, both in solution and in the solid forms (hydrates)
The polarity of the water molecule causes an ionic compound to dissolve in water. The slightly negative oxygen atoms of the water molecules attract the positive ions, and the slightly positive hydrogen atoms of the water molecules attract the negative ions. This breaks the ionic bonds and the ions are surrounded by water molecules, preventing them from reforming ionic bonds. Refer to the related link for an illustration and more information.
It is possible to make positive ions of nonmetals e.g. oxygen, chlorine, by putting enough energy into them. They normally form negative ions when in a spontaneous reaction.
As an element oxygen is neutral, but it forms negative ions.
the positively charged sodium ions
Hydrogen is positive and Oxygen is negative.
The negatively charged ions (Cl-) and the positively charged ions (Na+) become solvated which is the process where a solute dissolves. The ions are surrounded by solvent molecules (water). For water bonds the oxygen is slightly negative and the hydrogen molecules are slightly positive; the shared electrons are pulled closer to the oxygen. The sodium ions are attracted to the oxygen's negative charge and the chloride ions are attracted to the hydrogen's negative charge.
As an element oxygen is neutral, but it forms negative ions.
Potassium chloride is an ionic compound, composed of positive potassium ions and negative chloride ions. When it dissolves in water, the ions separate and become surrounded by water molecules. Water is a covalent compound, but it is polar, which means that one end (the oxygen) is a little bit negative, and the other is a little bit positive. The slightly negative ends are attracted to the positive potassium ions and the slightly positive ends are attracted to the chloride ions. These are electrostatic attractions.
Water molecules are polar. Charged particles such as ions attract water molecules. Positive ions often have a "shell" of water molecules around them, pointing their negative O atoms at the central ion, both in solution and in the solid forms (hydrates)
Surrounds the ions with the hydrogen, positive end, attracted to the negative ion ( Cl -, for instance ) and the oxygen, negative end, attracted to the positive ion ( Na +, for instance ).
In water, which is a polar molecule, ions care surounded by water molecules depending on the charge of the ion. Positive ions form eletrostatic interactions with the oxygen in water and negative ions, with the hydrogens. Polar molecules are easily dissolved in water because they form hydrogen bonds, sort of the same principle behind the interactions that happen between ions and water molecules.
The polarity of the water molecule causes an ionic compound to dissolve in water. The slightly negative oxygen atoms of the water molecules attract the positive ions, and the slightly positive hydrogen atoms of the water molecules attract the negative ions. This breaks the ionic bonds and the ions are surrounded by water molecules, preventing them from reforming ionic bonds. Refer to the related link for an illustration and more information.
The polarity of the water molecule causes an ionic compound to dissolve in water. The slightly negative oxygen atoms of the water molecules attract the positive ions, and the slightly positive hydrogen atoms of the water molecules attract the negative ions. This breaks the ionic bonds and the ions are surrounded by water molecules, preventing them from reforming ionic bonds. Refer to the related link for an illustration and more information.
Oxygen (in Oxide ions)