Chemistry, asked by deepikadikshit2017, 9 months ago

why alkyl halides are insoluble in water
although they are polar compounds ?

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Answered by Electronictamizha

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Water is a polar solvent having high value of dielectric constant . Thus the polar compounds are fairly soluble in water. Alkyl halides are polar but cannot form hydrogen bonds with water. ... In case of alkyl halides ,when dissolved in water, these are not able to form hydrogen bonds.

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