Why is ethanol soluble in water?[4]
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Re: Why is ethanol soluble in water?[4]Ethanol is an alchohol
Alcohols have an hydroxy(OH) group this group allows the formation of hydrogen bonds with water.
Ethanol on Ethanol hydrogen bonding.
This allows ethanol and water to be miscible.
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Re: Why is ethanol soluble in water?[4]I know there are a lot of questions that can't be answered by Googling, but this isn't one of them.
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Re: Why is ethanol soluble in water?[4]First response poster has this, but essentially if a Hydrogen is bonded to a strongly electronegative atom (Nitrogen, Fluorine or Oxygen) it can form hydrogen bonds, since both water and alcohols have an OH they can hydrogen bond with each other, this makes them miscible
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Re: Why is ethanol soluble in water?[4]Thanks fellow gooner!(Original post by Akbar2k7)
Ethanol is an alchohol
Alcohols have an hydroxy(OH) group this group allows the formation of hydrogen bonds with water.
Ethanol on Ethanol hydrogen bonding.
This allows ethanol and water to be miscible.
Here for greater depth.
