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when u put sodium chloride in water it ionizes to Na+ and Cl- which interact in water with OH- and H+ respectively but since alcohol which is ROH (R is for alkyl group) as a solvent is slightly more hydrophobic than water(because of presence of alkyl group) can not do so.

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Q: Why is sodium chloride soluble in water but not in alcohol?
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