Consider the following four substances at room temperature: • sodium chloride, NaCl •…

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Consider the following four substances at room temperature: • sodium chloride, NaCl • methanol, CH₃OH • chloromethane, CH₃Cl • benzene, C₆H₆ Which option ranks their solubility in water from highest to lowest? (a) NaCl > CH3OH > CH3Cl > C6H6\text{NaCl} \,>\, \text{CH}_3\text{OH} \,>\, \text{CH}_3\text{Cl} \,>\, \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 (b) CH3OH > NaCl > CH3Cl > C6H6\text{CH}_3\text{OH} \,>\, \text{NaCl} \,>\, \text{CH}_3\text{Cl} \,>\, \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 (c) NaCl > CH3Cl > CH3OH > C6H6\text{NaCl} \,>\, \text{CH}_3\text{Cl} \,>\, \text{CH}_3\text{OH} \,>\, \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 (d) CH3OH > CH3Cl > NaCl > C6H6\text{CH}_3\text{OH} \,>\, \text{CH}_3\text{Cl} \,>\, \text{NaCl} \,>\, \text{C}_6\text{H}_6

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