Which type of compound will dissolve into charged particles (ions) when placed in water?

• A. Covalent compounds
• B. Metallic solids
• C. Nonpolar molecular compounds
• D. Ionic compounds

Answer: (D)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Understand that when a compound dissolves in water and breaks into charged particles, it undergoes a process called dissociation into ions.
2. Recall that ionic compounds are made up of positive and negative ions held together by strong electrostatic forces in a lattice structure.
3. Recognize that when ionic compounds dissolve in water, the polar water molecules surround and separate the ions, allowing them to move freely as charged particles.
4. Contrast this with covalent compounds, metallic solids, and nonpolar molecular compounds, which generally do not dissociate into ions in water because they do not consist of ions bonded by ionic forces.
5. Conclude that the type of compound that dissolves into charged particles (ions) in water is an ionic compound.