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Question 3 (1 point) The diagram on the below shows water molecules and ions from an NaCl crystal. What is the most likely reason that each water molecule is arranged so that the oxygen part of the molecule faces a sodium ion?​

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There is attraction between oxygen atom and sodium ion due to their significant electonegative difference so therefore they face each other........

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