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NEET-XII-Chemistry

02: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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Alcohols are comparatively more soluble in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses. Explain this fact.

Ans : 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.