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Solubility of Alcohols and Phenols as Solvents

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The alcohol which is highly soluble in water is:

A

n- Butyl alcohol

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Isobutyl alcohol

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Sec-Butyl alcohol

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Tert-Butyl alcohol

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Solution

The correct option is D
Tert-Butyl alcohol

Among isomeric alcohol solubility increase with increase in branching as the surface area of non-polar hydrocarbon part decreases

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