Ethanol is soluble in water. explain with reason...
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Ethanol is soluble in water because it is a polar solvent
and like-like dissolves
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As we know LIKE DISSOLVES LIKE
Water is a polar solvent and has hydrogen bonding , so for any other compund to dissolve in water , it must posses Polarity or H-Bond.
Ethyl alcohol or Ethanol shows presence of hydrogen bonding as well as it is polar due to high EN of oxygen , due to this it is soluble in water.
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