Chemistry (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 4 - Questions and Problems - Page 176: 4.14

Answer

Hydration: is the process in which water molecules surround solute particles.

Work Step by Step

Water molecules have polar properties, in which hydrogen atoms have partial positive charge so that can surround negative ions of a solute. While oxygen atoms have partial negative charge so they can be attracted to positive ions of a solute.
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