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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Chemistry
2 years ago

Explain why Ethylamine is soluble in water but aniline is not.

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

When ethylamine is mixed with water, it creates intermolecular hydrogen bonds. However, due to the presence of a large hydrophobic −C6H5−C6H5  group, aniline does not form hydrogen bond with water to a great amount. As a result, aniline is water insoluble

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