Q13-119CP
Question
Which of the following best represent a molecular-scale view of an ionic compound in aqueous solution? Explain.
Step-by-Step Solution
Verified(C) represents the best molecular-scale view of an ionic compound in aqueous solution.
Ionic bond, also called electrovalent bond. Ions in a chemical compound can create ionic bonds, a sort of linkage, through electrostatic attraction.
Such a bond is formed when the valence electrons of one atom are transferred permanently to another atom.
The positively charged ions surrounded by negatively charged ion or vice-versa is the best representation of molecular view.
Molecular scale view (A) has only positively charged ions.
Molecular-scale view (B) has both positively and negatively charged ions but they are not surrounded by each other.
Molecular scale view only (C) represents the best molecular-scale view. Because in molecular-scale view (C) has positively charged ions surrounded by negatively charged ions or vice versa.