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Offline derek0o0

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Which is more water soluble? phenol or methanol?
« on: February 22, 2010, 06:34:35 AM »
I think it is methanol
but why?

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Re: Which is more water soluble? phenol or methanol?
« Reply #1 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.

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