Question

Salt dissolved in water is a solution, therefore _____.

Answer 1

Answer: Correct options are as follows.

• salt is not chemically bonded to water.

• salt and water retain their own chemical properties.

Explanation:

When salt is dissolved in water then it means that it is a physical change as salt has completely dissociated into ions but they are not chemically combined to the water molecules.

As a result, both salt and water will retain their chemical properties.

For example, NaCl when dissolved in water will dissociate as follows.

           $NaCl \rightarrow Na^{+} + Cl^{-}$

Only the particles of salt have evenly distributed in water.

And, when a components of a salt chemically combine with another substance then it will form a new compound.

Therefore, we can conclude that salt dissolved in water is a solution, therefore:

• salt is not chemically bonded to water.

• salt and water retain their own chemical properties.