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What is the relationship between alcohol solubility and its molecular weight?

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Date de publication: 2017/05/07
Hatim Elamin AbdEllatief Abdedaem
par Hatim Elamin AbdEllatief Abdedaem , DIrector of industry adminstration at Gezira state , ministry of finance and economic affairs Gezira state

The number of carbon atoms in an alcohol affects its solubility in water, as shown in Table 13.3. As the length of the carbon chain increases, the polar OH group becomes an ever smaller part of the molecule, and the molecule becomes more like a hydrocarbon. The solubility of the alcohol decreases correspondingly. If the number of OH groups along the carbon chain increases, more solute-water hydrogen bonding is possible, and solubility generally increases. Glucose, C6H12O6, has five OH groups on a six-carbon framework, which makes the molecule very soluble in water

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