KI solved in alcohol while kcl is not why?
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KI has considerable covalent character due to polarization. Polarization means distortion of electron cloud of anion by cation. It increases with increasing anionic size, decreasing cationic size and increasing charge on ions. As Chloride ion is smaller, the polarization is less and not much covalent character. Covalent substance disolve in organic solvents. Therefore, KI having some covalent character disolves but KCl doesn't.
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