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Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: derek0o0 on February 22, 2010, 06:34:35 AM

Title: Which is more water soluble? phenol or methanol?
Post by: derek0o0 on February 22, 2010, 06:34:35 AM

I think it is methanol
but why?

thx

Title: Re: Which is more water soluble? phenol or methanol?
Post by: juzernie on February 25, 2010, 02:45:59 AM

methanol. and if i am not wrong it is because phenol has a aromatic ring which has many carbons making it less water soluble as c.f. to methanol.