Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 300
Question: Maximum solubility of alcohol in water is due to
[MP PMT/ PET 1988; MP PMT 1989]
Options:
A) Covalent bond
B) Ionic bond
C) H-bond with $ H_2O $
D) None of the above
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Alcohol is soluble in water due to H-bonding $ \underset{Alcohol}{\mathop{\underset{R}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{\delta -}{\mathop{O}}}}}}-\overset{\delta +}{\mathop{H}}\cdot }}\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \underset{Water}{\mathop{\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{\delta -}{\mathop{O}}}}}}-\overset{\delta +}{\mathop{H}}\cdot }}\cdot \cdot \cdot \underset{R}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{\delta -}{\mathop{O}}}}}}-\overset{\delta +}{\mathop{H}} $
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