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Is methanol soluble in water?


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Methanol- The molecular formula of methanol is CH3OH.

  1. Methanol is a polar solvent and water is also a polar solvent.
  2. Methanol is miscible in water because of the presence of -OH functional group, in which oxygen is capable of hydrogen bonding.
  3. Hydrogen bonding is a special type of dipole interaction.

The structure of hydrogen bonding in water is given below-

Hence, methanol is soluble in water.


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