Chemistry, asked by Tankion254, 10 months ago

Alcohols are soluble in water whereas ethers are insoluble why

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Answered by malar01

Answer:

Because alcohols have an alkyl chain.

Ethers are nonpolar and can only form London forces, a very weak type of intermolecular force. So ethers cannot dissolve in water because the two types on bonding do not do well together. Alcohol also form hydrogen bonds.

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