Multiple Choice
Explain why caprylic acid, CH3 (CH2) 6COOH, dissolves in a 5 percent aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide but caprylaldehyde, CH3 (CH2) 6CHO, 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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