In a diagram intended to illustrate aqueous NaCl

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Problem

In a diagram intended to illustrate aqueous NaCl, water molecules are drawn with their hydrogen atoms oriented toward Na⁺ ions and their oxygen atoms oriented toward Cl⁻ ions. Describe the error present in this depiction.

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