Question

Ionic compounds are soluble in water but are insoluble in nonpolar solvents

Answer 1

Ionic compounds such as NaCl, are highly soluble in water . Because water molecules are polar,they interact with the Na and Cl ions .in general,polar solvents polar solutes ,non polar solvents dissolve non-polar solutes. This concept is often expressed as ''like dissolves like".

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