Question

State true or false: ether is less soluble in water than alcohol.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Solubility of ether and alcohol

• Ethers are highly electro-negative.
• They can form hydrogen-bond with water molecules similar to alcohol.
• Ethers have oxygen atoms attached to two alkyl groups $(\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{R}\text{'})$.
• The absence of $\mathrm{H}$ on $\mathrm{O}$ molecules makes them act as hydrogen bond acceptors and thus have lower solubility in water than alcohols with similar molecular weight.

Hence the given statement is true.