As halogens are salt formers ,so can we say alkylhalides are salts?

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Feb 14, 2018

No.

Explanation:

In inorganic chemistry metal cations attract non-metal anions to form ionic compounds, which are salts e.g.NaCl.

It is possible to get some ionic character in organic compounds e.g. the sodium salt of a carboxylic acid [#CH_3COONa#].

Alkyl halides exhibit a polar covalent bond.

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