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Haloarenes are insoluble in water but soluble in benzene.

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Haloarenes are insoluble in water because neither they can form H-bonds with. water nor can they break the H -bonds already existing in water. (Like dissolves like). Due to larger hydrocarbon part in thaloarenes, they are soluble in organic solvents. like benzene, petroleum, ethèr etc.
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