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Which is more water soluble hexanoic acid or sodium hexanoate?

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Hexanoic acid [CH 3(CH 2) 4COOH] is barely soluble in water (about 1.0 g/100 g of water). Palmitic acid [CH 3(CH 2) 14COOH], with its large nonpolar hydrocarbon component, is essentially insoluble in water. The carboxylic acids generally are soluble in such organic solvents as ethanol, toluene, and diethyl ether.

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