During the dehydration experiment, C2H4(g) and unreacted C2H5OH(g) passed through the tube into the water. The C2H4...

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During the dehydration experiment, C2H4(g) andunreacted C2H5OH(g) passed through the tube into thewater. The C2H4 was quantitatively collected as a gas, but theunreacted C2H5OH was not. Explain this observation in terms of theintermolecular forces between water and each of the two gases.

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1Water is highly polar solvent and capable of forming strongHydrogen bonding2Dehydration of alcohol Ethanol forms unsaturated hydrocarbonetheneH2CCH2    See Answer
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