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Which is most likely true about water in chemical systems?
Water dissolves nonpolar ionic compounds.
Water dissociates ionic compounds.
Water dissociates covalent molecules.
Water dissolves nonpolar covalent substances.
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"Water dissociates ionic compounds."
Water is polar and stabilizes ions with hydration shells, so it readily dissolves ionic solids by pulling the ions apart (e.g., NaCl → Na+ + Cl−). It does not generally dissolve nonpolar covalent substances and does not typically dissociate covalent molecules (except in specific chemical reactions like hydrolysis).
Water is polar and stabilizes ions with hydration shells, so it readily dissolves ionic solids by pulling the ions apart (e.g., NaCl → Na+ + Cl−). It does not generally dissolve nonpolar covalent substances and does not typically dissociate covalent molecules (except in specific chemical reactions like hydrolysis).
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