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Ethylene glycol is more polar than ethanol - a rough measure of polarity is given by the dielectric constant. For example, water is 80, ethylene glycol 37, and ethanol 24.3. Water is the most polar, followed by ethylene glycol and ethanol. Another way to think about it is that ethanol has one alcohol group, and ethylene glycol has two, so it is more polar.

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How does ethanol prevent ethylene glycol poisoning?

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Is density of ethylene glycol greater than water or less than water?

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How can you tell if glycol is ethylene or propylene?

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Is Di-ethylene glycol a Multihydricalcohol?

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Which is more polar phenol or ethanol?

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In simple terms what is polyethylene glycol made of?

Oh, dude, polyethylene glycol is made of ethylene oxide and water. It's like when ethylene oxide and water decide to have a chemical party and polyethylene glycol is the cool result. So yeah, it's basically just ethylene oxide and water hanging out together in a molecular form.


Is glycol more leathal than jet fuel?

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Why does ethanol dissolve in water?

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