When table salt, sodium chloride (NaCl), is placed in water ________.

A. Ionic bonds between Na+ and Cl- are broken
B. Na+ and Cl- form ionic bonds with each other
C. Na+ and Cl- become separated by their Van der Waals forces
D. Na+ and Cl- form hydrogen bonds with water
E. Na+ and Cl- form polar covalent bonds with each other


Answer: A

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