Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 292
Question: Methanol and ethanol are miscible in water due to
[MP PET/PMT 1988; CPMT 1989; CBSE PMT 1991]
Options:
A) Covalent character
B) Hydrogen bonding character
C) Oxygen bonding character
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Hydrogen bonding: $ \underset{Alcohol}{\mathop{\underset{\underset{R}{\mathop{|}}}{\overset{\delta -}{\mathop{O}}}-\overset{\delta +}{\mathop{H}}}}….\underset{Water}{\mathop{\underset{\underset{H}{\mathop{|}}}{\overset{\delta -}{\mathop{O}}}-\overset{\delta +}{\mathop{H}}}}…..\underset{Alcohol}{\mathop{\underset{\underset{R}{\mathop{|}}}{\overset{\delta -}{\mathop{O}}}-\overset{\delta +}{\mathop{H}}}} $
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