The hydroxyle group for alcohol is polar... (plz look)?

Question

how does this fact explain why methanol dissolves in water but metha

Answer 1

Water molecules are polar and polar substances dissolve in each other because their opposite poles attract each other. Think of it as oil and vinegar: vinegar is polar but oil is not therefore they don't mix.

Answer 2

methanol and water are both polar. That means that they both have positive and negative ends. The other is nonpolar. Go by the rule "like dissolves like"