Question

When a salt is added to a polar solvent like water, the ions interact with the solvent molecules via ____ , which overcome the forces originally holding the ions together.

Answer 1

ion - dipole interactions

Step-by-step explanation:

Ion - dipole interactions -

It refers to the interaction between the ion and a dipole , ( any species which is capable to get produce slight positive and slight negative charge ) , is known as ion - dipole interactions .

Water is a polar compound , and due to more electronegative oxygen atom , it can have slight negative charge and correspondingly , hydrogen atom can attain slight positive charge , and thereby generates a dipole .

Now , from the question,

The salt when dissolved in water , breaks down to ions , cations and anion , and these ions interacts with the polar water molecules , giving rise to the ion - dipole interactions .