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.

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