MHT CET Chemistry question

Which of the following is not a characteristic of alcohol?

(A)They are lighter than water
(B)Their boiling points rise fairly and uniformly with rising molecular weight
(C)Lower members are insoluble in water and in organic solvents but solubility regularly increases with molecular massCorrect
(D)Lower members have a pleasant smell and burning taste, higher members are colourless and tasteless

Answer: (C)

Solution

Lower alcohols are soluble in water (hydrogen bonding) and in organic solvents, and their water solubility decreases, not increases, as the carbon chain lengthens, so (c) is

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