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IONS · WATER · MEASUREMENT
Connect ionic structure, water, dilution and the evidence in an electrical signal.
FOLLOW A QUESTION
The partially negative oxygen end is attracted toward Na⁺. The partially positive hydrogen ends are attracted toward Cl⁻. Surrounding ions with water is hydration; the water molecules remain molecules.
Partial charge within H₂O differs from an ion's net charge. Hydration does not require splitting water into separate ions.
MAKE THE CONNECTION
Which orientation best represents water next to Na⁺?
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The selected solute inventory contains four sodium ions and four chloride ions. Water orientation is shown only in the hydration view.
Original qualitative representations, not a molecular trajectory. Sizes, separation and solvent count are authored; three displayed waters do not establish a hydration number. Lattice connectors are neighbor guides. Concentration is calculated separately from amount and volume.