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Rank the compounds, 1-octanol, methoxymethane, ethanoic acid, ethanol, from least polar to most polar.

Rank the compounds, 1-octanol, methoxymethane, ethanoic acid, ethanol, from least polar to most polar.

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Ranking of compound according to polarity from least polar to most polar :

  1. methoxymethane ( CH3-O-CH3 ) [ Least polar ]
  2. ethanol ( CH3CH2OH )
  3. 1-octanol ( CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2OH )
  4. ethanoic acid ( CH3COOH ) [ Most Polar ]

Explanation :

The separation of electric charge in a molecule is called polarity. Polarity depends on the electronegativity of the atoms present in the molecule,

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