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Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids

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Account for the following:
Acetone is completely miscible in water while acetophenone does not.

Solution

Acetone is miscible in water as it is capable of forming H-bond with water.

But due to bulky benzene ring, acetophenone cannot form hydrogen bonds with H₂O, hence it is immiscible.

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