why sodium chloride soluble in water but not soluble in kerosene ?
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Ans: Sodium chloride is an ionic molecule. ... Non-polar molecules will soluble in non-polar solvents and insoluble in polar solvents. As sodium chloride is polar molecule it will be soluble in polar solvents like water. And insoluble in kerosene (as it is non-polar solvent).
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sodium chloride when dissolves in water ionises into its respective ions (Na+) . so , due to polar nature sodium chloride is soluble in water.
But ionic compounds are not soluble in organic solvent like kerosene oil . because ionic compound are not ionised in kerosene oil.
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