Chemistry, asked by anshikabindal7965, 1 year ago

Why carboxylic acid are soluble in water

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Answered by rijitasingh
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In the presence of water, thecarboxylic acids don't dimerise. Instead, hydrogen bonds are formed between water molecules and individual molecules of acid. Thecarboxylic acids with up to four carbon atoms will mix with water in any proportion. ... The solubility of the bigger acids decreases very rapidly with size.
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