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why are most of the covalent compounds insoluble in water?
Asked by Rohith Kumar | 17 Dec, 2014, 08:00: PM
Expert Answer
Covalent compounds are soluble in organic solvents (non-polar) but insoluble in water (polar).
This is because organic solvents (non-polar) like benzene, alcohol dissolve non-polar covalent compounds. (Like dissolves like).
Water is a polar solvent and cannot dissolve non-polar covalent compounds, but dissolves polar.
Answered by Vaibhav Chavan | 18 Dec, 2014, 11:45: AM
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