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Properties of Ionic compound

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Ionic compounds are soluble in organic solvents.

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Solution

The correct option is B False
"Like dissolves like" i.e. Polar compounds are soluble in polar solvent and non-polar solvent compounds are soluble in non-polar solvents. Ionic compound are highly polar while organic solvent are non polar.
so, ionic compound are not soluble in organic solvents.

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