Statement 1: Solubility of haloalkane in water is low.
Statement 2: Energy required to overcome attractions between haloalkane molecules & the energy raquired to break H-bonds in water are much higher than the new attractions developed between haloalkane and water

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Statement 1 is incorrect statement 2 is correct

Statement 1 is correct statement 2 is incorrect

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

answer is A.

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I) Intermolecular Attractions between haloalkanes - dipole-dipole

Intermolecular Attractions between water molecules - H-bonding

II) Attractions developed between R-X molecules and water are weak

Energy required to break the attractions in I case dominate II

$∴$ alkyl halides are insoluble in water

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