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2 November, 07:45

Complete the sentences to explain whether you would expect that anions would be physically closer to the oxygen or to the hydrogens of water molecules that surround them in solution.

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  1. 2 November, 08:28
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    Anions would be physically closer to the hydrogen in water due to their positive polarity in water. Water is a polar molecule because the oxygen atom, due to the larger nucleus, attracts a higher share of the electron cloud of the molecule as compared to a hydrogen atom. Therefore, oxygen attains a partial negative charge while hydrogen a partial positive charge. Anions (-ve) will, therefore, be attracted to the hydrogen since opposite charges attract
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