How would I draw water molecules that would be arranged around the sodium and chloride ions

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Ansley Vincent

31 July, 10:37

How would I draw water molecules that would be arranged around the sodium and chloride ions

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Kyle Weaver · Answer 1

Oxygen atoms in a water molecule are partially negative, so the sodium ions (Na+) should be drawn to them ... vice versa, the Hydrogen in a water molecule is partially positive ... which should interact with the negatively charged chlorine (Cl-) ion.