Alcohols: Solubility and Solvent Polarity

This video explains the competeing factors that influence the solubility of alcohols with different hydrocarbon chain lengths.

Topics

  • Year 11
  • Year 12
  • high school
  • functional groups
  • alkanes
  • alkenes
  • alkynes
  • nomenclature
  • alcohols
  • priorities
  • bonds
  • amines
  • ketones
  • carboxylic acids
  • amides
  • esters
  • carbonyl compounds
  • aldehydes
  • organic molecules
  • properties
  • intermolecular forces
  • homologous series
  • boiling point
  • solubility
  • solvent polarity
  • hydrogen bonding