Answer to Question #296614 in General Chemistry for Rila

Question

What type of bonds form between chloride ion and water mole cules when table salts dissolve in water

Answer 1

Ionic compounds, such as sodium chloride (NaCl), are formed by a transfer of electrons that creates ions. Ions exert electrostatic force on each other, which forms ionic bonds. The hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule, however, are bonded by sharing electrons rather than by transferring them.