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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Analyse the following statements:
Statement 1: Alkyl halides are polar compounds.
Statement 2: Alkyl halides are insoluble in water because alkyl halides are non-polar compounds. What is your opinion? Explain it.

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Even though alkylhalides are polar compounds, they are insoluble in water. Because they can neither form hydrogen bonds with water nor break the hydrogen bonds existing between water molecules.


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