Question

Why are ionic chemicals water-soluble but kerosene insoluble?

Answer 1

Ionic Compound:

• Ionic compounds are chemical compounds that are bound together by ionic bonding.
• Ions of opposite charges are neatly packed together to create crystalline solids.
• Metals react with non-metals to generate ionic compounds.

Insoluble in kerosene but soluble in water:

• Ionic chemicals dissolve readily in any liquid capable of dissolving their ionic bond.
• Water has a stronger ionic binding and is polar in nature, it destroys the ionic bond by hydrogen bonding.
• Many other solvents, like kerosene and petrol, are unable to disrupt the ionic bond.
• Kerosene is a nonpolar organic solvent that can only dissolve nonpolar covalent molecules.