Physical Properties of Organic Substances
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Higher solubility - Butanedioic acid or Butanal
Higher mp - 2,3-dihydroxy propanal or Pentanal
Lower mp - Sodium octanoate or Octanoic acid
Lower solubility - 2-hexanone or 2-hexanol
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Butanedioic acid
Butanal
Because butanedioic acid has two hydrogen bonds whereas butanal has none, butanedioic acid is more polar than ...
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