Answer:
Solubility
of alcohols in 
is due to H-bonding
between the O?H group of alcohols and molecules.
The hydrocarbon part (i. e., R group) on the other hand, tends to prevent
the formation of H-bonds and thus tends to decrease the solubility of alcohols
in . Since in lower molecular
mass alcohols, the hydrocarbon part is small, therefore, lower molecular mass
alcohols are soluble in water.
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