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How does dissolving a salt molecule in water make its atoms ionize?
How does dissolving a salt molecule in water make its atoms ionize?
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Soluble salts like NaCl dissolve because the Cl− and Na+ ions attract the partial positive and negative charges (respectively) of water molecules more strongly than other water molecules do. As a result, the salt ionizes; the ions separate from each other