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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

Water is good solvent for ionic compounds.

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
Water is a good solvent due to its polarity.
An example of an ionic solute is table salt. The dipole forces of water can disrupt the attractive forces that hold the sodium and chloride in the salt molecule together and, thus, dissolve it.
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