What does a dissolved salt look like?
A. The salt crystals are surrounded by water molecules.
B. The salt crystals separate into salt molecules in the water.
C. The salt separates into ions that settle to the bottom
D. The ions in the salt are surrounded by water molecules.

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I want to say your answer is B)

The answer is D because the ions in the salt will be surrounded by water molecules

Dissolution in water occurs as a result of ionic interactions. This means that the ions (charged atoms) of the solute has to interact with the ions of water for the solute to dissolve. Based on this principle, only polar compounds can dissolve in water.

According to this question, salt is polar because it contains positive (+) and negative (-) ions. Hence, when placed in water, these ions will interact with the ions of water i.e. H+ and OH-. This causes dissolution of salt in water to form salt solution.

Hence, a dissolved salt will look like "ions in the salt are surrounded by water molecules".

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