Solvation

A sodium ion solvated by water molecules

Solvation, commonly called dissolution, is the process of attraction and association of molecules of a solvent with molecules or ions of a solute.

Related pages

• Solubility
• Solution

More reading

• Dogonadze, Revaz R.; et al. (eds.) (1985-88). The Chemical Physics of Solvation (3 vols. ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 0-444-42551-9 (part A), ISBN 0-444-42674-4 (part B), ISBN 0-444-42984-0 (part C).