Question: Explain the decrease in solubility for the following alcohols in water. Alcohol ethanol, CH5OH pentanol, C5H1OH hexanol, C6H3OH decanol, C0H21OH Solubility miscible 2.2 g/100 mL

Explain the decrease in solubility for the following alcohols in water. 

Alcohol ethanol, CH5OH pentanol, C5H1OH hexanol, C6H3OH decanol, C0H21OH Solubility miscible 2.2 g/100 mL HO

Alcohol ethanol, CH5OH pentanol, C5H1OH hexanol, C6H3OH decanol, C0H21OH Solubility miscible 2.2 g/100 mL HO 0.59 g/100 mL HO immiscible

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