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Which of the following organic compounds could not be dried by anhydrous `CaCl_(2)` ?

A

Ethanol

B

Benzene

C

Chloroform

D

Ethyl acetate

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Ethanol could not be dried by anhyrous `CaCl_(2)` because it reacts with `CaCl_(2)` as follows
`CaCl_(2)+4C_(2)H_(5)OH rarr underset("Solid")(CaCl_(2).4C_(2)H_(5)OH)`
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