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Explain why ethylamine is more soluble in water, whereas aniline is not soluble.

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Ethyl amine is a primary amine, due to itermolecular hydrogen bonding with water molecules it is soluble in water. Though Aniline has - `NH_(2)` group, due to hydrophobic aryl group it is not soluble in water.
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