Stearic acid,a fatty acid commonly found in animal fat,has a condensed chemical formula of CH3(CH2) 16COOH.It is a common component of soaps and detergents.Which of the following statements is false?
A) The -COOH group would experience hydrogen bonding with water.
B) The long alkane "tail," CH3(CH2) 16-,is hydrophobic.
C) Stearic acid and water are probably miscible.
D) Stearic acid would probably dissolve in nonpolar solvents such as hexane,C6H14.
E) Stearic acid contains hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions.
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