CHEM HELP PLEASE? What alcohols are least miscible with water?

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CHEM HELP PLEASE? What alcohols are least miscible with water?

Which of the following alcohols would be the least miscible with water?
1. propanol (CH3CH2CH2OH)
2. pentanol (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH)
3. ethanol (CH3CH2OH)
4. methanol (CH3OH)
5. hexanol (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2OH)

2007-11-01 17:26:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

2 answers

Hexanol. The longer the molecule, the less solubility it has in water.

2007-11-01 17:39:06 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

miscible? um, methanol would be the least MIXABLE.

2007-11-02 00:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by 5150 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋