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Lower alcohols are water soluble whereas higher alcohols are water insoluble. Give reason.

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Lower alcohols can form H-bonds with water whereas in higher alcohols with increase in molecular mass, the non polar alkyl group becomes predominant and masks the polar effect of OH group.
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