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an atom like sodium will readily give up its last electron, since it has one extra electron over what will fill a shell. This is why sodium-chloride is such a good salt: the sodium gives up an ...

In a world first, researchers have recorded exactly how solvents interact with dissolved materials, one atom at a time. After a solute, such as salt, dissolves in a solvent, such as water, the two ...