Why is water an effective solvent for ionic compound

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The answer you are looking for

is polarity

Hydrogen (even though has one electron is positive)

Oxygen is negative (needs two to complete)

due to the oxygen hydrogen now experiences electronegativity

the need to want to bond

but ordinarily

Hydrogen wants to lose

but it is with this special scenario where if a compound like salt is in place

the Hydrogen dissolves the Chlorine and Oxygen to the Sodium

So its all polarity