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How can chloroform dissolve in water? Include information about molecular shape and polarity.

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You can dissolve about 1g of chloroform in a 100g of water; slightly less if the water is hot. This would not generally be considered 'soluble', but it's not entirely negligible either, depending on your purposes. chloroform is insoluble in water since it does not have any hydrophillic groups.

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