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How is that alcohol and water are miscible in all proportions?

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To understand why alcohol and water are miscible in all proportions, we can break down the explanation into several key steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Definition of Alcohol and Water**: - Alcohol, specifically ethanol (C₂H₅OH), is a common example of alcohol. Water (H₂O) is a polar solvent. 2. **Understanding Miscibility**: ...
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ICSE-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS -EXERCISE (PART-II Descriptive Questions) (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Write IUPAC name of

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  2. Phenol has smaller dipole moment than methanol. Why?

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  3. How is that alcohol and water are miscible in all proportions?

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  4. Of the two hydroxy organic compounds ROH and R'OH, the first one is ba...

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  5. Which of the following will have higher boiling point and why? CH(...

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  6. How will you convert ethanol to into ethylene?

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  7. What is the order of dehydration of primary, secondary and tertiary a...

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  8. Arrange the following in order of decreasing acid strength: CH(3)O...

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  9. Name the only primary alcohol which gives iodoform test.

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  10. Arrange the following in order of decreasing acidic strength: H(2)...

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  11. What is the major product obtained when butan-2-ol is heated with con...

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  12. Which structural isomer of C(4)H(10)O cannot be dehydrogenated by cop...

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  13. What products are obtained when ethylalcohol is heated with conc. H(2...

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  14. Arrange the following in order of increasing reactivity to wards Luca...

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  15. Glycerol (propane-1, 2, 3-triol) is more viscous than ethylene glycol...

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  16. Why ethanol has higher boiling point than C(2)H(5)Br?

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  17. Arrange the following in the increasing order of acidity: ethanol, ...

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  18. Out of the primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, which one is res...

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  19. Name one reagent which is used for the distinction of primary, second...

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  20. Why are the lower members of alcohols soluble in water while the high...

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