Why is acetic acid so soluble in water?
1 Answer
Mar 26, 2016
Like methanol and ethanol, to a first approximation, acetic acid is half a water molecule.
Explanation:
The acid functionality on acetic acid,
I am pretty sure that acetic acid, like methanol, is insoluble in hexanes, and the same reasons apply. On the other hand, ethanol is soluble in hexanes. Can you account for this differential solubility?