12th Class Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers / एल्कोहॉल, फीनॉल तथा ईथर Question Bank 12th CBSE Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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    Why can not anhydrous calcium chloride be used for drying ethyl alcohol?

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                                                          Anhydrous calcium chloride cannot be used for drying ethyl alcohol because it forms an addition compound with the alcohol. \[4{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH+CaC{{l}_{2}}\,(anhydrous)\,\xrightarrow{\,}\,CaC{{l}_{2}}.4{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]


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