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Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas a...

Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is almost insoluble. Why?

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Ethylamine is soluble in water due to formation of H-bonding with water, but due to bulky phenyl group (larger hydrocarbon part) aniline does not form H-bond and thus is insoluble in water.
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