Which of the following is not a characteristic of alcohol?
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Lower alcohols are colourless volatile liquids with characteristic alcoholic odour.
Among the isomeric alcohols, solubility increases with branching of chains.
The boiling points of alcohols increase with increase in number of carbon atoms because of increase in van der Waals' forces.
Alcohols are flammable and produces blue flame.
Hence, is an incorrect statement regarding alcohols.
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