Table salt (NaCl) and glucose (C6H12O6) are both solids that dissolve in water. Table salt is made of atoms, and glucose is made of molecules.

Question

What is the difference between these two solids when they dissolve?

Responses

When table salt dissolves, it breaks down into separate atoms, surrounded by water. When glucose dissolves, it breaks down into glucose molecules, surrounded by water.
When table salt dissolves, it breaks down into separate atoms, surrounded by water. When glucose dissolves, it breaks down into glucose molecules, surrounded by water.

When table salt dissolves, it breaks down into separate atoms, surrounded by water. When glucose dissolves, its molecules do not get surrounded by water.


When table salt dissolves, it breaks down into table salt molecules, surrounded by water. When glucose dissolves, it breaks down into separate atoms, surrounded by water.

When table salt dissolves, its atoms do not get surrounded by water. When glucose dissolves, it breaks down into separate atoms, surrounded by water.

Answer 1

The correct response would be:

When table salt dissolves, it breaks down into separate ions (sodium ions and chloride ions), surrounded by water. When glucose dissolves, it does not break into smaller components; instead, the glucose molecules remain intact and are surrounded by water.

Since the provided options do not accurately describe this, none of the responses are correct.

To clarify further:

• Table salt (NaCl) dissolves in water by dissociating into individual sodium ions (Na⁺) and chloride ions (Cl⁻).
• Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆), on the other hand, dissolves in water without breaking into smaller components; the entire glucose molecules remain intact while being surrounded by water molecules.

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