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Title: Would you expect sodium chloride (NaCl) to be highly soluble in the organic solv Post by: colleen on Apr 17, 2012 Would you expect sodium chloride (NaCl) to be highly soluble in the organic solvent hexane (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3)? Briefly explain your answer.
Title: Re: Would you expect sodium chloride (NaCl) to be highly soluble in the organic solv Post by: chemb on Apr 17, 2012 One would not expect NaCl to be highly soluble in hexane. NaCl is an ionic solid (i.e., a very polar material) while hexane is nonpolar. Nonpolar solvent molecules do not solvate ions well. The attractions of oppositely charged ions to each other are vastly greater than the weak attractions of the ions for the solvent.
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