JEE Main Chemistry question

Alkyl halides are less soluble in water because

(A)they ionise in water
(B)they do not form H-bonds with waterCorrect
(C)they are highly viscous
(D)they have a very strong C–X bond

Answer: (B)

Solution

Although alkyl halides are polar molecules, the halogen cannot act as a hydrogen-bond acceptor towards water in the same effective way that oxygen or nitrogen do, so alkyl halide molecules cannot form hydrogen bonds with water. Since disrupting water's own hydrogen-bond network without forming compensating new

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