One Solution, Three Views

Write CaCl₂(aq), 1.0 M. Draw the particles. Describe the beaker on the bench. Those are three representations of the same reality, and they are not allowed to disagree. The drawing is where the disagreement usually starts — because the formula says CaCl₂, and students draw exactly that: a little CaCl₂ unit, bobbing along in the water. There is no such thing in that beaker.

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