Is ethanol soluble in water?
Posted April 18, 2022
Answer
Yes, ethanol is soluble in water.
The chemical formula of ethanol is CH3−CH2−OHCH3−CH2−OH
The presence of the hydroxyl (-OH) group allows ethanol to form hydrogen bonds with water (H20) molecules. Ethanol is a polar solvent and is soluble in water due to this high intermolecular hydrogen bonding
Additional resources
Short-Chain Polysaccharide Analysis in Ethanol-Water Solutions