Question

Test your knowledge of water’s ability to dissolve substances by matching the following statements with the correct answers.

when water breaks apart an ionic compound into cations and anions:
when water surrounds substances that have been “broken apart”:
when water breaks down substances and surrounds individual molecules or particles:

Answer 1

- when water breaks apart an ionic compound into cations and anions: dissociation (ionic dissociation)

- when water surrounds substances that have been “broken apart”: hydration (the specific case of solvation by water)

- when water breaks down substances and surrounds individual molecules or particles: dissolution (also called solvation)