Why does the solubility of NaCl only increase slowly with water temperature?
A. ΔSsol > 0 but small in magnitude
B. ΔSsol < 0 but small in magnitude
C. ΔHsol > 0 but small in magnitude
D. ΔHsol < 0 but small in magnitude
E. it has a very large lattice energy
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