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Water

Due to it's polarity water can dissolve many ionic compounds by surrounding the ions forming a hydration shell.  

salt dissolved by water

chloride has a negative charge and the hydrogen has a slight positive charge

the sodium ion has a positive charge so the negative end (oxygen) surrounds the sodium ion