This compound and water constitute the canonical example of negative volume change from mixing.
This compound and water constitute the canonical example of negative volume change from mixing. Benzene and cyclohexane are added to entrain aqueous solutions of this compound. A phase diagram of this compound with water has a relative minimum at 78.2 degrees Celsius, indicating a positive deviation from Raoult's Law. Hydration of the simplest (*) alkene makes this compound. This compound is fully oxidized by chromate to give acetic acid and water in a basic analytical test. Although it is fully miscible with water, at 96 mole percent, this compound forms a notorious azeotrope during distillation. In the body, it is converted to acetaldehyde by ADH, or alcohol dehydrogenase. For 10 points, name this two-carbon alcohol.
This compound and water constitute the canonical example of negative volume change from mixing.
ethanol [or ethyl alcohol; or C2H5OH; or C2H6O; prompt on alcohol]