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Why does water dissolve polar crystals like potassium permaganate?

water is polar
water is nonpolar
water is neutral
water has more density
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is water polar? dissolves in water because the energy released when bonds form between the K+ ion and the negative end of the neighboring water molecules and between the MnO4- ion and the positive end of the solvent molecules compensates for the energy it takes to separate the K+ and MnO4- ions. dissolves in water because the energy released when bonds form between the K+ ion and the negative end of the neighbor

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