Sodium chloride is soluble in water but not in benzene because

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Explanation

(b) For a compound to be soluble, the hydration energy must be greater than the lattice energy . Since, NaCl is soluble in water but insouble in bezene.
`DeltaH_(hydration) lt DeltaH_("lattice" ("in benzene"))`
and `" "` `Delta_(hydration) gt DeltaH_("lattice"("in water")`