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Salt water

On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, paul o johnson wrote:

19) Salt water contains no molecules of NaCl, it contains Na and Cl
ions
Not even when the solution is less than saturated?

I have a related question...

Why do the Na ions safely reside in the water whereas Na does not?

(I feel like I'm overstaying my welcome...after this, I'll try not to
bother the list for a few days...)

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