At the end of this activity, students should be able to explain the properties of water in terms of the structure of the water molecule, describe the process of dissolving an ionic solid, define enthalpy of hydration and discuss the factors that affect its value, define enthalpy of solution, derive the value of enthalpy of solution from lattice formation enthalpy and enthalpy of hydration and describe how enthalpy of solution can be measured experimentally.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.