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Ethyl alcohol is an organic compound but...

Ethyl alcohol is an organic compound but still freely soluble in water explain.

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The solubility of ethyl aclohol in water is due to the presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the two.
`---H-overset(H)overset(|)O---H-overset(C_(2)H_(3))overset(|)O---overset(H)overset(|)O---H-overset(C_(2)H_(3))overset(|)O---`
Energy is released during teh attraction this helps in the dissolution of alcolol in water.
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