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why benzene is insoluble in water where as glucose is soluble in water?

why benzene is insoluble in water where as glucose is soluble in water?

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Ananya Kamboj
13 Points
9 years ago
This is so because glucose has polar molecules due to presence of many hydroxyl functional groups whereas benzene has no polar moleculars to react with water and is a hydrocarbon. Therefore, being insoluble in water.
Ananya Kamboj
13 Points
9 years ago
This is so because glucose has polar molecules due to presence of many hydroxyl functional groups whereas benzene has no polar moleculars to react with water and is a hydrocarbon. Therefore, being insoluble in water.

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