Ionic compounds are soluble in solvents whereas covalent compounds are soluble in .

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Rule of solubility:
The main rule of solubility is LIKE DISSOLVES LIKE.
The above rule means polar compounds are soluble in polar solvents like water, ethanol and non-polar compounds are soluble in non-polar solvents like hexane.
As all ionic compound consists of ions, thus they are considered as polar compounds. Hence, ionic compounds are soluble in polar solvent.
On the other hand, all covalent compounds are non-polar substances and thus are soluble in non-polar solvents.
Therefore, Ionic compounds are soluble in POLAR solvents whereas covalent compounds are soluble in NON-POLAR SOLVENTS.

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