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Re: IONS

Ludwik Kowalski wrote:

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If water molecules can "remove" ions from crystals (and
from pseudo-molecules) then why don't they stick to them
forming (H2OCL-) and (H2ONA+) ions? Removal is due to an
attractive force; why is this force not able to bound such
ions? Most books refer Cl- and Na+ which are 18 units
lighter, and consequently more mobile.



(H2OCL-) and (H2ONA+) do exist! The notation that chemists use is
Na+(aq) and Cl-(aq) . (the (aq) should be subscripted) The notation is
usually understood and not written to save time and space I suppose.

Pete Lohstreter