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Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas a...

Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is not . Give reason.

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Ethylamine when added to water forms intermolecular H - bonds with water . And therefore it is soluble in water . But anilne does not from H-bond with water to a very large extent due to the presence of a large hydrophobic `- C_6 H_5` group Hence, anilne is insoluble in water .
`underset(("Ethylamine - water Hydrogen bonding diagram"))(....H-underset(C_2H_5)underset(|)overset(H)overset(|delta^-)N....overset(delta+)H-underset(H)underset(|)overset(delta^(+))O......overset(delta^(+))H-underset(C_2H_5)underset(|)overset(H)overset(|delta^-)N....overset(delta^+)H-underset(H)underset(|)O......)`
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