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Q: Why is beeswax insoluble in water slightly soluble in ethanol and very soluble in chloroform?
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Does beeswax dissolve in ethanol?

Yes. Beeswax does dissolve in Ethanol.


Is chloroform soluble in ethanol?

Chloroform is considerably soluble in ethanol.


Is naphthalene soluble to ethyl alcohol?

Naphthalene is said to be somewhat soluble in ethyl alcohol (ethanol). It is insoluble in water and very soluble in ether, chloroform, or carbon disulfide.


Differences of water chloroform and ethanol?

no


Is chloroform spirit a denatured spirit?

Chloroform spirit is 5% chloroform with 95% ethanol mixed together.


What is the solubility of methocel?

Methocel (HPMC) is soluble in cold water, forming a viscous colloidal solution; practically insoluble in chloroform, ethanol, and ether, but soluble in mixtures of difernt organic solvents.


Is salt insoluble in ethanol?

Yes


What will form a solution with chloroform?

Chloroform is miscible with ethanol, carbon tetrachloride, benzene, diethyil ether etc.


Solubility of ethyl cellulose?

Practically insoluble in water, in glycerol, and in propane-1,2-diol, but soluble in varying proportions in certain organic solvents, depending upon the ethoxyl content. Ethyl cellulose containing less than 46-48% of ethoxyl groups is freely soluble in tetrahydrofuran, in methyl acetate, in chloroform, and in aromatic hydrocarbon ethanol mixtures. Ethylcellulose containing 46- 48% or more of ethoxyl groups is freely soluble in ethanol, in methanol, in toluene, in chloroform, and in ethyl acetate.


How do convert ethanol to chloroform?

By the action of NaOH and Cl2 (in excess).


How do you separate seudoephedrine from guaifenesin?

1) ethanol 2) chloroform


Is sodium sulfate soluble in ethanol?

Sodium sulfate is practically insoluble in ethanol. But it adsorbs ethanol as well as methanol.