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Some ionic compound like BaSO4, Al2O3, CaF2 etc. Are insoluble in water. Why?

Some ionic compound like BaSO4, Al2O3, CaF2 etc. Are insoluble in water. Why?

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Umakant biswal
5349 Points
7 years ago
@ shreya 
in baso4 , the size of ba ions and the sulphate ions are very large and therefore the lattice enthalpy is much greater than that of the hydration enthalpy . 
therefore baso4 is insoluble in water . 
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