JEE Main Chemistry question

Ethanol is more soluble in water, but ether is less soluble, because

(A)Ethanol forms strong hydrogen bonds with water, whereas ether forms much weaker hydrogen bondsCorrect
(B)Ether is more volatile than ethanol
(C)The molecular weight of ether is more than that of ethanol
(D)None of the above

Answer: (A)

Solution

Ethanol has an group that both donates and accepts strong hydrogen bonds with water, giving complete miscibility, whereas ether can only accept

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