Question:
Alcohols are comparatively more soluble in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses. Explain this fact.
Solution:
Alcohols form H-bonds with water due to the presence of −OH group. However, hydrocarbons cannot form H-bonds with water.
As a result, alcohols are comparatively more soluble in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses.
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