When an ionic solid is added into a solvent, you can see that
the ionic solid dissociates into its respective cations and anions.
The solvent molecules immediately cluster around the ions. This is
known as solvation. When the solvent is water, the solvation
process is called hydration. Dissolution and hydration occur
simultaneously, and salt is said to be dissolved in water. You can
observe that some of the ions dissolved in the solution
recrystallize or deposit to form the solid...