Answer
Ionic solids are more likely to dissolve.
Work Step by Step
This is because ionic solids can very easily break apart into their constituent ions. Covalent network bonds are not easily broken.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 12 - Solids and Modern Materials - Exercises - Page 525: 12.65a
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