Haloalkanes universally natively possess a strong permanent dipole, yet are virtually entirely completely insoluble in liquid water. What strict thermodynamic principle flawlessly explains this?

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Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: B. "Polar dissolves polar" is contingent upon thermodynamic energy payoff. The enthalpy explicitly strictly released by solvating the haloalkane fundamentally fails to thermodynamically compensate for the massive energetic cost of breaking water's dense H-bonded structure.

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