Water molecules pull the sodium and chloride ions apart, breaking the ionic bond that held them together. After the salt compounds are pulled apart, the sodium and chloride atoms are surrounded by water molecules, as this diagram shows. Once this happens, the salt is dissolved, resulting in a homogeneous solution.
firstly ,<u>GREEK PHILOSPHER </u><u>DEMOCRITUS </u>suggested that matter is composed of tiny particles called atom . In the beginning of 19th century <u>JOHN DALTON </u> put forward atomic theory . At the end of 19th century it was considered that atom can not be subdivided .
What happens is,that,when a river flows into the ocean it carries some land with it. This land is made up of rocks and soil, which contains minerals. One of these minerals is Salt.