Question

Solid dissolution benzoic acid in water experiment

Answer 1

The primary reason benzoic acid dissolves only slightly or poorly in cold water is that, because of polar carboxylic group, the bulk amount of the benzoic acid molecule is non-polar.

Answer 2

Primary Reason for Low Solubility. The primary reason benzoic acid dissolves only slightly in cold water is that, even though the carboxylic acid group is polar, the bulk of the benzoic acid molecule is non-polar (water is polar). It is only the carboxylic group that is polar.May 21, 2018