Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Does solubility of alcohols in hexane decrease as number of carbon atoms increases? ?

Is propanol more soluble than ethanol? butanol? I think dielectric constant increases, which means polarity increases, right? If so, why is this? Hexane is nonpolar, so I think solubility would decrease as the carbon chains get longer. Any info/explanation appreciated.

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