In agricultural areas, farmers pay close attention to the weather forecast. right before a predicted overnight freeze, farmers spray water on crops to protect the plants. use the properties of water to explain how this method works. be sure to mention why hydrogen bonds are responsible for this phenomenon.?

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.