Why is phenol more soluble than nitrobenzene?

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anor277
Apr 19, 2017

What has "phenol" got that "nitrobenzene" ain't got.........?

Explanation:

This site reports that "phenol" has an aqueous solubility of 8.3*g per 100*mL of water.

And this site reports that "nitrobenzene" has an aqueous solubility of 0.19*g per 100*mL of water.

What do these data suggest?

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