Question
Answer the following questions:
Why are ethers insoluble in water?
Why are ethers insoluble in water?
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Answer
Ethers are insoluble in water because due to the bigger size of the alkyl groups, the oxygen atom in ethers fails to form intermolecular H-bonds with water.
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