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Water is polar. This is a result of a considerable difference in charge across the length of the water molecule. The oxygen end of the molecule has unshared electrons that do not participate in a chemical bond. The hydrogen end of the molecule has 2 hydrogen nuclei, which consist of a proton each. Electrons are negative and protons are positive, hence the charge difference. Ionic solutes, by definition, are polar as well, since they consist of a cation and an anion. So, polar water is able to dissociate, or "pick them apart."

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