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4-Methylphenol, CH3C6H4OH (pKa = 10.26) , is only slightly soluble in water, but its sod...

4-Methylphenol, CH3C6H4OH (pKa = 10.26) , is only slightly soluble in water, but its sodium salt, CH3C6H4O-Na+, is quite soluble in water. In which of the following solutions will 4-methylphenol dissolve more readily than in pure water?

(a) Aqueous NaOH         (b) Aqueous NaHCO3

(c) Aqueous NH3

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