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ELI5: Why does sodium chloride dissolves in water but not in ethanol, when both are polar compounds?
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NaCl does dissolve in ethanol, just not very much.  Water is far more polar and and the small molecular size would allow for more interactions with Na+ and Cl-.  With more ions being supported by the solvent, more ions can be accepted/dissolved in the sovlent, and so salt has a higher solubility in water than ethanol.