Which of the following statements best discribes what happens when a small amoun

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Which of the following statements best discribes what happens when a small amount of solid rubidium bromide is dissolved in water?

a) The heat from the warm water melts the solid, making it a liquid.

b) Nothing happens, because rubidiun bromide is insoluble in water.

c) The solid RbBr breaks apart into seperate Rb and Br atoms by interacting with the water molecules.

d) Th water molecules surround each ion in the solid RbBr, seperating the Rb ion from the Br ions.

e) The solid undergoes a chemical change by reacting with the water.

Explanation / Answer

c) The solid RbBr breaks apart into seperate Rb and Br atoms by interacting with the water molecules.

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