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Jill:
If both Glucose and 1-hexanol have 6 carbons then why is glucose more soluble in water then 1-hexanl?



Edit: edited title for better indexing. Mitch

Mitch:
Glucose has more hydroxy groups.

Jill:
Oh, so Glucose is C6H6(OH)6 and 1-hexanol is:C5H12O is this right or am I still not getting it?  Thanks

AWK:
1-hexanol is:C6H14O. Glucose has 5 OH groups because it prefer cyclic form.

haiph12:
I think Glucose has 5 hydroxy groups
then has more hydrogen bond with H2O
so more soluble in water then 1-hexanol

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