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Explain-CCl4 is insoluble in water.


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Solubility Rules:

The solubility rule says that LIKE DISSOLVES LIKE. Thus, non-polar compounds are soluble in non-polar solvents like hexane and polar compounds are soluble in polar solvents like water.

  • CCl4 is a non-polar compound and it is soluble in only non-polar solvents.
  • Water is a polar solvent.
  • Hence, CCl4 is insoluble in water as a non-polar compound is insoluble in a polar solvent.

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