Haloarenes are insoluble in water but soluble in benzene. Explain.

Explanation

in water, the `H_2 O` molecules are held together by strong H-bonds. Despite the slight polarity of aryl halides, aryi halides cannot form H-bonds with water molecules. As aryl halides cannot form new bonds with water molecules, it cannot break the strong H-bonds present between water molecules. Thus aryl halides though slightly polar, are not soluble in water. Aryl halides are polar covalent compounds and benzene is also a covalent-compound. As we know like dissolves like. As such aryl halides are freely soluble in benzene.