(i). Why are alkyl halides insoluble in water. ?
(ii). Although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group, yet it is ortho and para directing in electrophilic aromatic substitution.

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(i). Due to the absence of anyl hydrogen bonding with water.
(ii). Because the magnitude of `+M` effect dominates that of `-I` effect.

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