The known structure (left) has one salt molecule (yellow and green ... The structure on the right has one sodium chloride molecule for every 13 water molecules, and is stable only at high pressure.

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The positive areas of the water molecules surround the negative Chloride ions. The negative areas of the water molecules surround the positive sodium ions. As the attractions from the water molecules ...