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ethers are insoluble in water.why?

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Answered by Anonymous
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Ethers are insoluble in water because of hydrogen bonding
Answered by nalinsingh
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Hey !!

Ethers are insoluble in water because due to the bigger size of the alkyl groups, the oxygen atoms in ether fails to form intermolecular H-bonds with water.

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