NCERT Exercise 6.12 - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question: Explain why (i) the dipole moment of chlorobenzene is lower than that of cyclohexyl chloride? (ii) alkyl halides, though polar, are immiscible with water? (iii) Grignard reagents should be prepared under anhydrous conditions?

Answer: Work from the relevant NCERT mechanism, definition, or quantitative relation for this exercise.

Full step-by-step NCERT solution with diagrams on Something by Zero.

All Chapter 6 solutions