Small (Low Molecular Weight)aldehyde Molecules Are Generally More Water-Soluble Than

question 48

True/False

Small (low molecular weight)aldehyde molecules are generally more water-soluble than large ones.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups of atoms, making it a chiral center.

R or S

Notation used in chemistry to describe the absolute configuration of chiral centers in molecules, indicating the spatial arrangement of atoms.

Asymmetric Carbon Atoms

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, leading to chiral molecules that can exist as enantiomers.

Chiral

Describes an object, typically a molecule, that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, illustrating handedness in its structure.