Glucose, an organic compound, dissolves in water because of the

Options

A. dipole-dipole interactions
B. dispersion forces
C. hydrogen bonding
D. ion-dipole interactions

Answer

3

Explanation

Glucose, a polar organic solid, has five OH groups per molecule. It dissolves in water because of the hydrogen bonds that form between the water molecules and the OH groups. Glucose does not dissolve in octane as there no favorable interactions between glucose molecules and octane molecules to compensate for the energy required to break the hydrogen bonds between glucose molecules in the solid.