Question

Why is phenol more soluble than nitrobenzene?

Answer 1

What has `"phenol"` got that `"nitrobenzene"` ain't got.........?

Explanation:

This site reports that `"phenol"` has an aqueous solubility of `8.3*g` per `100*mL` of water.

And this site reports that `"nitrobenzene"` has an aqueous solubility of `0.19*g` per `100*mL` of water.

What do these data suggest?