A student tried to dissolve some iodine crystals in water, but found that they could not dissolve. She used alcohol instead and found out that the iodine crystals dissolve readily in alcohol.

(a) From the above activity, what are the two factors that will affect the solubility of substances?

Which of the following compounds would be expected to have the strongest ionic bonds? a)the compound that has b)the largest ions with the greatest charge c)the compound that has d)the largest ions with the least charge the compound that has the smallest ions with the greatest charge the compound that has the smallest ions with the least charge