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What happens when a solid compound dissolves in water?
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What happens when a solid compound dissolves in water?

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it becomes a liquid with the water

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When compounds like salt dissolve the atoms basically float around with the water. When they are a solid powder all the molecules sit closely packed together but when you dissolve it, they can all separate and float around with the water.
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