Why might a high-formula-mass alcohol be insoluble in water? (a) A high-formula-mass alcohol is too attracted to
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Why might a high-formula-mass alcohol be insoluble in water?
(a) A high-formula-mass alcohol is too attracted to itself to be soluble in water.
(b) The bulk of a high-formula-mass alcohol likely consists of nonpolar hydrocarbons.
(c) Such an alcohol would likely be in a solid phase.
(d) In order for two substances to be soluble in each other, their molecules need to be of comparable mass.
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Conceptual Integrated Science
ISBN: 9780321818508
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Authors: Paul G Hewitt, Suzanne A Lyons
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