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Lower members of aliphatic carboxylic acid are soluble in water. This is due to
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Solution:
The lower members of the aliphatic carboxylic acid family (up to C4 ) are highly soluble in water. This is due to the formation of hydrogen bonds between the COOH group and water molecules