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Alcohols and Phenols Solubility of Alcohols

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The water solubility of alcohols decreases with increasing carbon-chain length mainly because of increasing:

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Correct Answer: B) Hydrophobic character

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The –OH group is hydrophilic, but the growing alkyl chain is hydrophobic and increasingly dominates the molecule.

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