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Why is the solubility of haloalkanes in water very low ?

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Haloalkanes are slightly soluble in water. For the solubility to haloalkane in water, energy is required to overcome the attractions between its own molecules and to break the bonds between water molecules.
Less energy is released when new attractions are set up between the haloalkanes and the water molecules as these are not as strong as the original hydrogen bonds in water.
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