Answer :
"c. Water can dissolve polar covalent compounds through ion-dipole interactions" is the statement that best explains water’s ability to dissolve covalent compounds.
Answer: The correct answer is Option a.
Explanation:
A covalent compound is defined as a compound which is formed by the sharing of electrons between the atoms. These are of two types: Polar covalent compound and non-polar covalent compound.
Water is a polar covalent compound.
In polar covalent compound, a dipole is present and when this compound interacts with another polar covalent compound, it is bonded with dipole-dipole interactions. Thus, a polar covalent compound can be easily dissolved in another polar covalent compound.
A non-polar covalent compound cannot be dissolved in a polar covalent compound because of the difference in polarity.
Ion-dipole interactions occur when an ionic compound interacts with a dipole.
Hence, the correct answer is Option a.
