Salts are defined as ionic compounds, and they always contain ionic bonds, even if their constituents include covalently bonded components. The reaction between an acid and a base results in the formation of a salt through ionic bonding. While many salts are soluble in water, there are notable exceptions, such as barium sulfate, which has very low solubility. Acids and bases exhibit varying solubility in both polar and non-polar solvents, with the general rule being that they are soluble in polar solvents like water.
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What do you mean with "it's constituents"? If the bonds inside a compound are covalent, then the compound is not ionic!Mr_Bojingles said:Does a salt always have an ionic bond in it regardless of whether it's constituents are covalently bonded or not?
It depends on how you define the word "base"; as is usually defined, yes.When an acid reacts with a base does it always create a salt by means of ionic bonding?
That's wrong, there are many insoluble salts.I hear all salts are soluble in water
Wrong, there are many soluble and many insoluble bases.but bases are not
They can be soluble as well as insoluble, for both polar and non polar solvents.What about acids. Are acids soluble in polar or non polar solvents?
Almost always.Also do salts always ionize when dissolved in water?