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Which of these describes the flow of energy as rock salt is dissolved in water?

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When salt dissolves in water, sodium and chloride ions are pulled apart to form new weak bonds with water molecules. Pulling them apart takes energy, while forming new bonds with the water molecules releases energy. Hope it helped (=^・ェ・^=)

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