Chemistry, asked by kavithaac92, 1 year ago

Why are ethers not soluble in water?

Answers

Answered by Anonymous

5

ether doesn't form hydrogen bonding with water hydrogen bonding in the sense doesn't replace the hydrogen ion in water

Anonymous: mark as best plz

Answered by ankitkumar0102

4

Because it is covalent compound. Covalent bond don't dissolve in water as its dielectric constant is high.

ankitkumar0102: please mark as best

Previous Question

Next Question

Similar questions

Math, 7 months ago

sec a(1-sin a)(sec a+ tan a)= 1...

Math, 7 months ago

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: 1. Multiply 2x + 6 and 10x2 + 5x - 8 (2) Multiply 8x - 5 and 3x2 + 7x - 4 3. Multiply 2x2 + 5x and 3x2 + 7x - 4 (4) Multiply 3x' - 5 and 3x2 + 9x - 4 5. Divide 734 - 14x + 9x² + 8x by x (6) Divide 10x' - 24x° +16x2 +85x by r? 7. Divide 12X* - 40x} +6x² + 8x by 2x² (8) Divide 12x® - 44x' +16x+85x by 2x] ...

English, 7 months ago

what do you understand by the term "homogenous mixture"??? what do you understand by the term "heterogeneous mixture"???

Art, 1 year ago

can I get a motu and patlu sketch and the doremon with the nobita sketch. plzzzz sent me as soon as possible because today is my drawing test for SA- 1.

Social Sciences, 1 year ago

name the 4 major state which are the part of the eastern and coastal plain mantain two divisible of the coastal plain...

Math, 1 year ago

solve by elimination. 5x+4y-4=0 and x-20=12...

Environmental Sciences, 1 year ago

Why, when we sit under the leafy tree we feel more comfortable than under non leafy tree ?

Math, 1 year ago

solve by elimination. $\frac{x}{2}$ + $\frac{2y}{3}$ =-1 and x- $\frac{y}{3}$ =3...