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Water as a Solvent

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Water dissolves many substances because its polar molecules surround and separate charged or polar particles from each other.

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Table salt dissolves in water because water molecules surround each sodium and chloride ion, pulling the ionic lattice apart.

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Water dissolves polar and ionic substances well, but nonpolar substances such as oil resist mixing into it.