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When water dissolves a substance, weak charges on water molecules attract oppositely charged portions of the substance, pulling them out into solution. Which property of water accounts for this occurrence?.

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When water dissolves a substance, the water molecules attract and “bond” to the particles (molecules or ions) of the substance causing the particles to separate from each other. The “bond” that a water molecule makes is not a covalent or ionic bond. It is a strong attraction caused by water’s polarity.

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