Question

Ionic compounds are generally insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

$\bullet$ Polar compounds have partial positive and negative charges on the bonding atoms.

$\bullet$ Water molecules being polar in nature breaks the ionic bond by interacting strongly with positive-negative ions of the ionic compound.

$\bullet$ Organic solvents such as toluene and chloroform are non-polar and hence cannot dissolve an ionic solute.
So, ionic compounds are soluble in water but insoluble in organic solvents.