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Solubility of Alcohols and Phenols as Solvents

Alcohols of l...

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Alcohols of low molecular weight are:

A

soluble in water

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B

soluble in water on heating

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C

insoluble in water

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D

insoluble in all solvents.

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Solution

The correct option is A soluble in water
Alcohols of low molecular weight are soluble in water while that of high molecular weight are insoluble in water .because of high hydrogen bonding in low molecular weight Alcinous.

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