Chemistry A-Level
Solubility in water and chain length
What Solubility in water and chain length means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Solubility in water and chain length
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Hydrogen bonding to water molecules makes short-chain alcohols fully miscible with water, while longer chains become less soluble as the hydrocarbon part grows.
Topics that use Solubility in water and chain length
- Alcohols (OCR A-Level)
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