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title: "A sample of solid magnesium nitrate, \\(\\text{Mg(NO}_3\\text{)}_2\\), is dissolved completely in distilled water. Which of the following particulate diagrams best represents the predominant orientations of the water molecules in the hydration shells directly surrounding a dissolved \\(\\text{Mg}^{2+}\\) ion and a dissolved \\(\\text{NO}_3^-\\)?"
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# A sample of solid magnesium nitrate, \(\text{Mg(NO}_3\text{)}_2\), is dissolved completely in distilled water. Which of the following particulate diagrams best represents the predominant orientations of the water molecules in the hydration shells directly surrounding a dissolved \(\text{Mg}^{2+}\) ion and a dissolved \(\text{NO}_3^-\)?

A sample of solid magnesium nitrate, \(\text{Mg(NO}_3\text{)}_2\), is dissolved completely in distilled water. Which of the following particulate diagrams best represents the predominant orientations of the water molecules in the hydration shells directly surrounding a dissolved \(\text{Mg}^{2+}\) ion and a dissolved \(\text{NO}_3^-\)?

- **A.** Diagram A
- **B.** Diagram B
- **C.** Diagram C
- **D.** Diagram D

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