One Reason Ionic Compounds Do Not Dissolve Well in Nonpolar

question 102

Multiple Choice

One reason ionic compounds do not dissolve well in nonpolar solvents is that

• A)ion-dipole interactions are too large for effective solvation to occur.
• B)ion-solvent interactions are not strong enough to solvate the ions in solution.
• C)not all cations and anions have the same magnitude of charge and therefore do not form neutral ion pairs.
• D)there are no forces of attraction between ions and nonpolar molecules.

---

Definitions:

Intellectual Disabilities

Disabilities characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers a range of everyday social and practical skills.

Insight Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that aims to increase a patient's awareness of underlying motives and defenses to facilitate change.

Aversive Conditioning

A type of behavior conditioning where an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the occurrence of that behavior.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavior therapy used to gradually reduce phobia or anxiety through controlled exposure to the feared object or situation.