Interpretation:
It is to be determined that among the given organic solvents, which one will be the most soluble in water.
Concept introduction:
Solubility depends on intermolecular interactions. Both the intermolecular interactions of the solute that would get disrupted on dissolution with the given solvents and the intermolecular interactions in the solution decide the solubility of the solute. When there are two polar solvents, the solvent with the greater dipole moment will better able to solvate the ions. The general rule of solubility is ‘like dissolves like’. This means polar compound will be soluble in polar solvents and non-polar compound will be soluble in non-polar solvents.
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