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Is the reactant, benzil, or the product, hydrobenzoin, more polar? Explain briefly your answer.
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Hydrobenzoin is more polar than benzil. This is because hydrobenzoin has two hydroxyl groups (-OH), which are highly polar due to the electronegativity difference between oxygen and hydrogen. Benzil, on the other hand, only has a carbonyl group (C=O), which is less polar than a hydroxyl group. The presence of two polar hydroxyl groups in hydrobenzoin makes it more polar than benzil.
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