Question
Lower alcohols are highly soluble in water due to _____.
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Answer
- H-bonding
The solubility of lower alcohols is due to the existence of hydrogen bonds between water and polar -OH group of alcohol molecules.
The -OH group in alcohols and phenols contain a hydrogen bonded to an electronegative oxygen atom. Thus they form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.
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