Heat of solution
is never positive (deltaH°soln < 0), because the solute-solvent attraction is never weaker than the combination of the solute-solute attraction and solvent-solvent attraction.
is always positive (deltaH°soln > 0), because the solute-solvent attraction is always weaker than the combination of the solute-solute attraction and solvent-solvent attraction.
is always zero (deltaH°soln = 0), because the solute-solvent attraction is defined as the average of the solute-solute attraction and solvent-solvent attraction.
is always negative (deltaH°soln < 0), because the solute-solvent attraction is always stronger than the combination of the solute-solute attraction and solvent-solvent attraction.
may be positive, zero, or negative, depending on the relative strength of the solute-solvent, solute-solute, and solvent-solvent attractive forces.