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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a
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
b
Statement 1 is correct statement 2 is incorrect
c
Statement 1 is incorrect statement 2 is correct
d
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-bondingII) 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