Question

During the process of _______________ the solute maybe completely ionized, partially ionized, or it may remain intact.

Answer 1

Answer:

Dissolution.

Explanation:

In Chemistry, dissolution can be defined as the process of dissolving or dissociating a solute in solid, liquid or gaseous phase into fragmented particles by a solvent in order to form a solution. For dissolution to occur in solids, the crystalline structure of the substance must be broken up so as to release ions, atoms or molecules to produce a solution. For liquid and gases, the substance to be dissolved must form a non-covalent bond with the solvent to produce a solution.

Hence, during the process of dissolution the solute maybe completely ionized, partially ionized, or it may remain intact.

Solubility is a term used to describe how readily a substance can be dissolved in a solvent to form a solution. Thus, a substance is said to be soluble if it dissolves completely in a solvent and insoluble if it doesn't dissolve or only dissolves partially.

For example, salt is said to be soluble because it dissolves completely in water. The sodium chloride (NaCl) when mixed with water dissociates into sodium and chloride ions.