Question 42 Why does the vapor pressure of water decrease when we add NaCl to it? A The ion-dipole attractions of the water to the NaCl, since stronger than water'd H-bonding, make water less willing to evaporate. B с The vapor pressure actually increases because water wants to get away from the NaCl and try to be pure again. E Only the liquid at the surface evaporates, so when we add the NaCl, some of it will take up some of the surface spots decreasing the amount of water molecules who have the opportunity to evaporate. (D) None of these are correct. Since the water is now trying to separate the sodium ions Wom the chloride ions, the water molecules are too busy to evaporate.
States of Matter
The substance that constitutes everything in the universe is known as matter. Matter comprises atoms which in turn are composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons. Different atoms combine together to give rise to molecules that act as a foundation for all kinds of substances. There are five states of matter based on their energies of attraction, namely solid, liquid, gases, plasma, and BEC (Bose-Einstein condensates).
Chemical Reactions and Equations
When a chemical species is transformed into another chemical species it is said to have undergone a chemical reaction. It consists of breaking existing bonds and forming new bonds by changing the position of electrons. These reactions are best explained using a chemical equation.
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