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When common salt sodium chloride is dissolved in water sodium and chloride – not formed

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Answer:

they do not separate to form lumps of sodium metal or to form chlorine gas.

Step-by-step explanation:

While it's true that when a crystal of the ionic substance sodium chloride is dissolved in water the sodium and chloride ions separate from one another, they do not separate to form lumps of sodium metal or to form chlorine gas. Rather, they remain as single Na+ and Cl− ions, surrounded by water molecules

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