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rank the following compounds in order of decreasing solubility in water
2-fluoro-butane
butan-2-ol
2-chloro-butane
-> I thik 1. H-bond
2. Polarity
3. size
dedicate to the solubility, so butan-2-ol dissolve the most in water.
and since chlorine is bigger in size than fluorine, Cl is more polarizable than F, so my bet is 2-fluoro-butane < 2-chloro-butan < butan-2-ol.
but another person told me that F is more soluble thatn Cl because it has greater electronegativity
which is right?
2-fluoro-butane
butan-2-ol
2-chloro-butane
-> I thik 1. H-bond
2. Polarity
3. size
dedicate to the solubility, so butan-2-ol dissolve the most in water.
and since chlorine is bigger in size than fluorine, Cl is more polarizable than F, so my bet is 2-fluoro-butane < 2-chloro-butan < butan-2-ol.
but another person told me that F is more soluble thatn Cl because it has greater electronegativity
which is right?