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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their solubility in water :
(A) n-butanol
(B) Butan-1-amine
(C) Methanamine
(D) Aniline

  1. A (A), (B), (C), (D)
  2. B (B), (A), (C), (D)
  3. C (D), (B), (A), (C)
  4. D (A), (B), (D), (C)
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(C) (D), (B), (A), (C)

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The solubility in water is primarily determined by the ability to form hydrogen bonds with water and the size of the non-polar hydrocarbon part. D: Aniline (\( \text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{NH}_2 \)) - Large hydrophobic phenyl group, lowest solubility. B: Butan-1-amine (…
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