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OK two questions I'm having a hard time finding clarification for, maybe these will help others:
1. Does the ability to H-bond = solubility in water? I.E. Something like a phenol has 6 carbons, and I always learned that anything with >5 carbons is supposed to kill solubility, but it is still able to H-bond. So does the ability to H-bond make phenol soluble despite having 6 carbons? What about something a little larger, like 12 carbons; would this still be soluble because of the ability to form H-bonds?
2. Are non-polar things like O2 and CO2 able to be H-bond acceptors? I thought O2 couldn't be a H-bond acceptor because it was non-polar (also the same reason why it can't dissolve in blood and we need hemoglobin), but in the section of my review book where they talk about hydrogen bonding, they demonstrate it by using an O2 molecule as an acceptor. They have another example with a CO2 as an acceptor, which is also non-polar. I'm very confused right now.
Sorry if these are dumb questions but I just spent about 20 minutes googling with no luck
1. Does the ability to H-bond = solubility in water? I.E. Something like a phenol has 6 carbons, and I always learned that anything with >5 carbons is supposed to kill solubility, but it is still able to H-bond. So does the ability to H-bond make phenol soluble despite having 6 carbons? What about something a little larger, like 12 carbons; would this still be soluble because of the ability to form H-bonds?
2. Are non-polar things like O2 and CO2 able to be H-bond acceptors? I thought O2 couldn't be a H-bond acceptor because it was non-polar (also the same reason why it can't dissolve in blood and we need hemoglobin), but in the section of my review book where they talk about hydrogen bonding, they demonstrate it by using an O2 molecule as an acceptor. They have another example with a CO2 as an acceptor, which is also non-polar. I'm very confused right now.
Sorry if these are dumb questions but I just spent about 20 minutes googling with no luck