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Why alkyl halides, though polar, are immiscible with water?

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Water molecules have enough strong intermolecular H-bonding which is difficult to be broken by alkyl halides, though they are polar in nature as well. Therefore, alkyl halides do not dissolve in water and form separate layers.
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ARIHANT PUBLICATION-HALOALKANES (ALKYL HALIDE) -PART-II- QUESTION FOR PRACTICE (SHORT ANSWER TYPE I QUESTIONS)
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  2. Why is the solubility of haloalkanes in water very low?

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  8. Which alkyl halide from the following pair is chiral and undergoes fas...

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  9. Out of S(N)1 and S(N)2 which reaction occurs with (a) inversion of c...

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  10. Which compound in each of the following pairs will react faster in S(N...

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