Which of the following is not consistent with the role water plays in dissociating ionic compounds?
a. When an ionic salt dissolves, the polar ends of water are attracted to oppositely charged ions in solution, surrounding them and preventing them from recombining.
b. While a polar covalent solvent like water does not carry an electrical charge, a dipole exists between each hydrogen atom and the single oxygen atom.
c. Water is a polar covalent solvent; electrons forming the bond between its hydrogen and oxygen atoms are not shared equally.
d. The oxygen atom of water pulls electron strength from the hydrogen atoms toward itself, leaving it with a partial positive charge and the hydrogen atoms with partial negative charges.