Rank the following compounds in order of their solubility in water. (most soluble = 1 -- least soluble = 4)--Note that for the same solubility rank the same (a tie).

Question

(CH3)2CHOH
HOCH2CH(OH)CH2OH
CH3CH2OH
(CH3)3COH

Answer 1

I believe the answer(s) are as followed:

HOCH2CH(OH)CH2OH =>1
CH3CH2OH=>2
(CH3)2CHOH =>3
(CH3)3COH=>4

Answer 2

hmmm for some reason this did not work... How did you go about solving this problem? Could any of them be a tie?

Answer 3

Number 1 is the most polar, like dissolves like; the OH groups are very polar. Number 4 is the least polar. C-H bonds are nonpolar bonds and this compound has the most CH bonds. If the choices that I gave you didn't work, maybe 2 and 3 are the same.

Answer 4

You may want to check out 1 and 2. Both are miscible with H2O which means soluble in all proportions. I would call these a tie.

Answer 5

maybe my homework set online is messed up because it is not taking either of these answers :( sorry. But thank you both for your help!