Aamc 7 #100

[bajoneswadup]

---

Members do not see this ad.

Why is an alcohol more polar than a ketone? And what does Rf mean?

 

[aSagacious]

Why is an alcohol more polar than a ketone?

Alcohols can form hydrogen bonds whereas aldehydes/ketones can't.

And what does Rf mean?

It's the ******ation factor in the context of chromatography and generally describes the affinity of a substance for the mobile phase.

 

[bajoneswadup]

Alcohols can form hydrogen bonds whereas aldehydes/ketones can't.


It's the ******ation factor in the context of chromatography and generally describes the affinity of a substance for the mobile phase.

So ethanol is more polar than acetone?!?

 

[aSagacious]

So ethanol is more polar than acetone?!?

Yes.