Chemistry A-Level
Water solubility of alcohols
What Water solubility of alcohols means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Water solubility of alcohols
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Small alcohols dissolve readily in water because hydrogen bonding to water molecules lets the alcohol both donate and accept hydrogen bonds.
Topics that use Water solubility of alcohols
- Alcohols (OCR A-Level)
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- Intermolecular hydrogen bonding
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