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![[Post New]](/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif) 27 Feb 2008 12:54:45 IST
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why is water more polar than ethanol?
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27 Feb 2008 13:15:49 IST
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electronegativity diff bw O n H is more than O n C
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27 Feb 2008 13:19:32 IST
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wiki says sumthin about ethanol having a "non polar end" ... maybe thats the reason ?
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"To boink, or not to boink, THAT is the question "
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27 Feb 2008 13:22:12 IST
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Most non-polar molecules are water insoluble (hydrophobic) at room temperature - so if ya take water as the standard , ethanol has a slightly bulky hydrophobic side (as compared to water) and hydrogen bonding is reduced .... so its polarity is reduced ... convinced ?
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