Saturday, December 17, 2011

The compound CH3(CH2)4CH2OH is only slightly soluble in water. This compound is identical to hexane except ...

my answer is c, alcohol is soluble in water, where the presence of hydroxyl group will make the compound polar, however, the presence of two alcohol will make a slight disruptions in the polarity of the molecule, hence, the second compound will be less soluble in water.

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