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Ethanol is a chemical compound with the formula C2H5OH. The end with the -CH3 group is nonpolar while the end with the -OH group is polar. This means that ethanol is able to dissolve?
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Yes, ethanol is a solvent.
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Explain why nonpolar substances generally do not dissolve in polar solvents?
No. Water has polar molecules so only polar molecules will dissolve in water. Nonpolar molecules will only dissolve in nonpolar solvents. For example, lipids will dissolve in ethanol.
Which substance acts an solvent in tincture iodine?
Because iodine is nonpolar, a nonpolar substance like ethanol would dissolve it. Iodine is insoluble in polar substances like water.
Is ethanol heterogeneous homogeneous an element or compound?
Ethanol is an organic chemical compound - C2H5OH.
Why will ethanol dissolve in water but carbon tetrachloride will not?
Ethanol is polar, and so is water. "Like dissolves like," so those two liquids will be miscible, meaning they will dissolve each other. Carbon tetrachloride, meanwhile, is non-polar. Its intermolecular forces are incompatible with water's, so polar water will not be able to dissolve it.
Why does methane dissolve in ethanol?
ethanol contains both a polar and a nonpolar part. The hydroxyl (OH) part is polar and the thane is non polar. so methane which is nonpolar can be dissolved by the ethane as the saying goes ''like dissolves like''.
Why are ethanol and hexane miscible?
Methanol is immiscible in hexane because methanol is a polar compound due to the -OH group. Hexane is nonpolar because there are only carbons and hydrogen atoms. Polar substances cannot dissolve/mix with nonpolar substances. Think "Like dissolves like".
Is C3H5OH polar?
Ethanol is a polar chemical compound.
Is pure ethanol a compound or element?
It is a compound. It's chemical formula is C2H5OH.
Why is it not possible to use ethanol to extract an organic compound from water?
Because ethanol and water are miscible solutions, that is that they can mix together or co-dissolve.
Does beeswax dissolve in ethanol?
Yes. Beeswax does dissolve in Ethanol.
Does potassium chloride dissolve in ethanol?
Yes. KCl will dissolve in ethanol.
What is the chemical difference between methanol and ethanol?
Methanol have single carbon atom compound and ethanol have two carbon atoms.
