Can we say that solubility of a compound increases as it mass increases...i.e solubility is high in compounds with long chainsor more no.of atoms

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The reason why the solubility decreases as the length of hydrocarbon chain increases is because it is requires more energy to overcome the hydrogen bonds between the alcohol molecules as the molecules are more tightly packed together as the size and mass increases.

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