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Im lost... I'm not sure how to identify the charge of the water surrounding the positive sodium ion

Im lost... I'm not sure how to identify the charge of the water surrounding the positive-example-1
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Due to the electrons tendency to stay around the oxygen atom in a water molecule, the water in the sodium ion configuration should be more positively charged. Negative charge on the chloride and water molecules.
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