Place the following carboxylic acids in order of decreasing solubility in water and…

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Place the following carboxylic acids in order of decreasing solubility in water and briefly justify your ranking: ethanoic acid (CH₃COOH), hexanoic acid (CH₃(CH₂)₄COOH), and octanoic acid (CH₃(CH₂)₆COOH).

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