Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Ion-dipole forces
What Ion-dipole forces means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Ion-dipole forces
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Electrostatic attractions formed between water and charged ions, such as sodium and chloride.
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