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Complete the following paragraph to describe how the electrostatic forces in salt compounds can be overcome by interactions between the solvent molecules and the salt compounds.
Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. Make certain each sentence is complete before submitting your answer.
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insoluble
ionic bonds
ion-dipole forces
soluble
hydrogen bonds
dipole-dipole forces
covalent bonds
higher
dispersion forces
lower

Salts are composed of ions that form a tightly packed and ordered network, which is called a crystal lattice, and it is held together by .
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.
The ions are then isolated and stabilized in solution via these interactions, and when this occurs for most of the salt compound, it is considered in that solvent.
Due to the nature of the interaction between ions and solvent molecules, a concentration of ions can be dissolved in water than in alcohol.

Answer 1

Salts are composed of ions that form a tightly packed and ordered network, which is called a crystal lattice, and it is held together by ​ionic bonds.

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

The ions are then isolated and stabilized in solution via these interactions, and when this occurs for most of the salt compound, it is considered soluble in that solvent.

Due to the nature of the interaction between ions and solvent molecules, a higher concentration of ions can be dissolved in water than in alcohol