Answer:
A. Interactions between the ions of sodium chloride (solute-solute interactions).
B. Interactions involving dipole-dipole attractions (solvent-solvent interactions).
C. Interactions formed during hydration (solute-solvent interactions).
D. Interactions involving ion-ion attractions (solute-solute interactions).
E. Interactions associated with an exothermic process during the dissolution of sodium chloride (solute-solvent interactions).
F. Interactions between the water molecules (solvent-solvent interactions).
G. Interactions formed between the sodium ions and the oxygen atoms of water molecules (solute-solvent interactions).
Explanation:
The solution process takes place in three distinct steps:
- Step 1 is the <u>separation of solvent molecules.
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- Step 2 entails the <u>separation of solute molecules.</u>
These steps require energy input to break attractive intermolecular forces; therefore, <u>they are endothermic</u>.
- Step 3 refers to the <u>mixing of solvent and solute molecules.</u> This process can be <u>exothermic or endothermic</u>.
If the solute-solvent attraction is stronger than the solvent-solvent attraction and solute-solute attraction, the solution process is favorable, or exothermic (ΔHsoln < 0). If the solute-solvent interaction is weaker than the solvent-solvent and solute-solute interactions, then the solution process is endothermic (ΔHsoln > 0).
In the dissolution of sodium chloride, this process is exothermic.
