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Is there a nonpolar liquid that will dissolve ionic compounds or polar covalent compounds, but not both?

April 26, 2017compounds covalent dissolve Ionic liquid nonpolar polar

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Is there a nonpolar liquid that will dissolve ionic compounds or polar covalent compounds, but not both?

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I am doing a lab to determine if an unknown substance is ionic or covalent. Nonpolar liquids dissolve ionic but not nonpolar covalent, however I am trying to figure out how to tell between ionic and polar covalent. If you could cite your source I would apperciate it.