Although haloalkanes are highly polar, they are soluble in water due to intermolecular attraction between haloalkanes and water molecules.

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Haloalkanes are very slightly soluble in water. During dissolution, less energy is released due to the formation of new attractions between alkyl halide and water molecules as these are not as strong as the original hydrogen bonds between the water molecules. Thus, the solubility of haloalkanes in water is low. However, haloalkanes dissolve in organic solvents
because the new intermolecular attractions between haloalkanes and solvent molecules are strong.

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