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why is phenol soluble in alcohols while insoluble in water?

why is phenol soluble in alcohols while insoluble in water?
 

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SAI SARDAR
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7 years ago
Phenol is soluable in alcohols while insoluable in water due to in phenol carbon carbon double bond is there and stable benzene ring structure  is there so it is not react with water.Due to this nature phenol is not soluable in water.

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