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Which of the following compounds of carbon is soluble in water?


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Ethanol
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Methane
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Butane
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Ethyne
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Solution

The correct option is A Ethanol

Ethanol is soluble in water primarily because of the presence of the -OH group that allows or enables it to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.


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