LiCl can dissolve in CH3COCH3 due to the nature of acetone as a polar substance that can attract both negatively and positively charged particles.
Lithium Chloride (LiCl) is an ionic compound because the bond between Lithium and Chlorine forms as the positively charged metal Lithium attracts the negatively non-metal Chlorine.
This specific structure causes Lithium to dissolve in a polar substance or a substance that has a side that is negatively charged and one that is positively charged. This includes the compound CH3COCH3 known as acetone.
This process is possible because:
The negatively charged part of acetone will attract the positively charged part of Lithium Chloride (Lithium).
At the same time the positively charged part of acetone will attract the negatively charged part of Lithium Chloride or Chlorine.
