Describe how the interatomic attractions are responsible for salt dissolving in water. (Hint: Click the following button to remove the charges on the ions:
Compare the result with the case when water is charged.)Click the "Run" button to run the model to the left. Watch carefully how the water molecules around the gray ion interact with it. Then click the following button to reverse the charge on the gray ion:
What happens to the water molecules surrounding the ion? You can reverse the charge as many times as you want in order to observe more clearly. Write down your observation.