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Which reaction occurs when sodium chloride dissolves in water?

A)Increased ion solvation stabilizes separated ions.
B)Covalent bond formation with water increases.
C)Lattice energy directly overcomes disorder.
D)Hydrogen bonding prevents effective attraction.

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Ion solvation causes dissolution because water molecules surround and stabilize separated Na+ and Cl- ions via ion-dipole interactions; therefore, solvation predominates, rather than the ions remaining bound within rigid crystal lattice.

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