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Which of these compounds are Insoluble in water

Which of these compounds are Insoluble in water-example-1

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Sodium sulfate
Hexane
Heptane
Octane
Nonane
Butane
Toluene
Carbon tetrachloride

~~ Many ionic metal compounds are insoluble in water “insoluble salts” .
calcium, carbonate, copper (I) chloride, lead sulfide

~~All non polar compounds and macromolecules

*****For you selection in the picture CaCO3 is insoluble in water ~~reason: because the electrostatic bonds between the carbonate anion and the calcium ion are too strong to be overcome by solvation by water molecules*******
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