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Ryan_77
Jan31-10, 05:36 PM
Would you expect to that Aspirin and Ibprofen are more or less soluble in water than benzoic acid? ( I believe it has something to do with the polarity of the bonds but I am unsure how to choose between the two.)

chemisttree
Feb2-10, 04:39 PM
Look at the structures. If you put a bunch of greasy groups on the aromatic group what will happen to solubility in water?