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OpenStudy (stefrheart):

Show a sodium ion being dissolved by three water molecules and include charges. PLEASE HELP! Its for a chem lab and its due tomorrow and i have a huge load of other homework! Any help is appreciated! :)

OpenStudy (australopithecus):

http://edutech.csun.edu/eduwiki/ULimages/3/32/Hbond.png https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSEm898eZ-VsGdgtO45a3e2xK63FQ9EZPvPJRaeoJFrDOM26KK7 Water is held together by hydrogen bonds which are intermolecular bonds but they have slight covalent character (this is evident by many instrumental techniques X-ray diffraction, NMR etc.) Both diagrams show you the intermolecular structure of water, now just throw a big sodium ion (what will its charge be?) and orient it according to Coulomb's Law (opposites attract).

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