Identify an incorrect statement concerning the physical properties of alcohols.

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Identify an incorrect statement concerning the physical properties of alcohols.
Select one:
Alcohol boiling points increase as carbon chain length increases.
Alcohol solubility in water increases as the number of hydroxyl groups present increases.
Alcohol solubility in water decreases as carbon chain length increases.
O Alcohols have lower boiling points than alkanes of similar molar mass.
Transcribed Image Text:Identify an incorrect statement concerning the physical properties of alcohols. Select one: Alcohol boiling points increase as carbon chain length increases. Alcohol solubility in water increases as the number of hydroxyl groups present increases. Alcohol solubility in water decreases as carbon chain length increases. O Alcohols have lower boiling points than alkanes of similar molar mass.
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