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Explain the solubility rule “like dissolves like” in terms of intermolecular forces that exist in solutions.
A substance (solute) dissolves in a solvent if the intermolecular interactions are similar in both components. For example : polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents and non-polar solutes in nonpolar solvents thus we can say “like dissolves like”.

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