Question

Explain why caprylic acid, C(CCOOH, dissolves in a 5 percent aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide but caprylaldehyde, C(CCHO, does not.
A) With two oxygens the caprylic acid is about twice as polar the caprylaldehyde.
B) The caprylaldehyde is a gas at room temperature.
C) The caprylaldehyde behaves as a reducing agent, which neutralizes the sodium hydroxide.
D) The caprylic acid reacts to form the water soluble salt.

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