complete the following paragraph to correctly describe how water associates in solution.
salt
due to waters ________, it is capable of dissolving a great number of substances.
water
a ________ contains a dissolved substance called a ________.
solution
in a mixture of salt water, ________ is the solute, ________ is the solvent, and ________ is the solution.
polarity
when salt is added to water, the ________ poles of the water molecules are attracted to the ________ sodium ions, and the ________ poles of the water molecule are attracted to the ________ chloride ions.
positive
the result is that the sodium and chloride ions ________ in water.
solute
negative
dissociate
salt water

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### First Blank:
# Brief Explanations:
Water's polarity (having a positive and negative end) allows it to dissolve many substances (like ionic compounds or polar molecules) due to electrostatic interactions. So the first blank is filled with "polarity".
### Second and Third Blanks:
# Brief Explanations:
A solution is a homogeneous mixture where a solute (the dissolved substance) is dissolved in a solvent. So the second blank is "solution" (the mixture) and the third is "solute" (the dissolved part).
### Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Blanks:
# Brief Explanations:
In salt water, salt is the solute (the substance being dissolved), water is the solvent (the dissolving medium), and salt water is the solution (the mixture). So the fourth blank: "salt", fifth: "water", sixth: "salt water".
### Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth Blanks:
# Brief Explanations:
Water is a polar molecule with a positive pole (hydrogen side) and negative pole (oxygen side). Sodium ions ($	ext{Na}^+$) are positive, so they are attracted to the negative poles of water. Chloride ions ($	ext{Cl}^-$) are negative, so they are attracted to the positive poles of water. So seventh: "negative", eighth: "positive", ninth: "positive", tenth: "negative".
### Eleventh Blank:
# Brief Explanations:
When salt (an ionic compound) is added to water, the ions dissociate (separate) because of the attraction to water's poles. So the eleventh blank is "dissociate".

# Answer:
1. Due to water's \boxed{polarity}, it is capable of dissolving a great number of substances.
2. A \boxed{solution} contains a dissolved substance called a \boxed{solute}.
3. In a mixture of salt water, \boxed{salt} is the solute, \boxed{water} is the solvent, and \boxed{salt water} is the solution.
4. When salt is added to water, the \boxed{negative} poles of the water molecules are attracted to the \boxed{positive} sodium ions, and the \boxed{positive} poles of the water molecule are attracted to the \boxed{negative} chloride ions.
5. The result is that the sodium and chloride ions \boxed{dissociate} in water.

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