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Chemistry: Matter and Change

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Author:Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom

Publisher:Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom

Chapter21: Hydrocarbons

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Ethanol is considered by many to be a “Green” solvent because of its renewable source, bio-decomposition, and mild toxicity. Why would ethanol be a poor choice of an organic solvent to extract an organic compound dissolved in water?

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The formula of ethanol is CH₃CH₂OH.

Since there is a H atom attached to high electronegative element O in ethanol.

Hence ethanol will have tendency to form H bonds.

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