Question

The addition of energy in the form of heat causes molecules or crystals of the substance to break up into ions.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The breaking up of a compound into simpler constituents that are usually capable of recombining under other conditions. In electrolytic, or ionic, dissociation, the addition of a solvent or of energy in the form of heat causes molecules or crystals of the substance to break up into ions (electrically charged particles).