The enthalpy of solution for NaOH is -44.46 kJ/mol. What can you conclude about the relative magnitudes of the absolute values of Δ_Hsolute and Δ_Hhydration, where Δ_Hsolute is the heat associated with separating the solute particles and Δ_Hhydration is the heat associated with dissolving the solute particles in water?

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a) AHsolute > AHhydration b) AHsolute < AHhydration c) |AHsolute = |AHhydration d) None of the above (nothing can be concluded about the relative magnitudes)