When the ionic compound LiCl dissolves in the polar solvent acetone (CH₃COCH₃), the positively charged lithium ions (Li⁺) and negatively charged chloride ions (Cl⁻) are separated as the polar acetone molecules surround and stabilize these ions through dipole-ion interactions, effectively breaking the ionic bonds in the crystalline solid and allowing the ions to disperse uniformly in the solution.
In one to two sentences, describe the process by which the ionic compound, LICI, would dissolve in the polar solvent, CH,COCH3
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