Chemistry A-Level
Exothermic nature of ion–dipole attraction
What Exothermic nature of ion–dipole attraction means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Energy is released as ion–dipole attractions form between the ion and the δ⁻ oxygen or δ⁺ hydrogen ends of water, so the process is always exothermic for a single ion type.
Topics that use Exothermic nature of ion–dipole attraction
- Lattice enthalpy (OCR A-Level)
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