Explain why caprylic acid, CH 3 (CH 2 ) 6 COOH, dissolves in a 5, aqueous solution
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Explain why caprylic acid, CH3(CH2)6COOH, dissolves in a 5, aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide but caprylaldehyde, CH3(CH2)6CHO, does not dissolve.
(a) With two oxygens, the caprylic acid is about twice as polar as the caprylaldehyde.
(b) The caprylaldehyde is a gas at room temperature.
(c) The caprylaldehyde behaves as a reducing agent, which neutralizes the sodium hydroxide.
(d) The caprylic acid reacts to form the water-soluble salt.
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Conceptual Integrated Science
ISBN: 9780321818508
2nd Edition
Authors: Paul G Hewitt, Suzanne A Lyons
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