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A student observed that the temperature of water

increased when a salt was dissolved in it. The

student should conclude that dissolving the salt

caused

A.

formation of an acidic solution

B.

formation of a basic solution

C.

an exothermic reaction

D. an endothermic reaction

Respuesta :

Answer:

Increasing temperature increases the solubility of most salts, but not all. The reason for the differences is that dissolution involves three steps: breaking bonds of salt in the lattice; forming cavities in water the same size as the ions; interacting the salt with water in the cavity.