Which of the molecules shown below would be expected to have the highest water solubility A CH3CH₂OH B CH3CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂OH C CH3CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH3 O C OA impossible to predict B

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Which of the molecules shown below would be expected to have the highest water solubility
A CH3CH₂OH
B
CH3CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂OH
C CH3CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH3
Ο Α
O impossible to predict
B
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the molecules shown below would be expected to have the highest water solubility A CH3CH₂OH B CH3CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂OH C CH3CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH3 Ο Α O impossible to predict B
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