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Edexcel AS-level ChemistryAlcoholsLesson 16 of 16

Question

Ethanol is oxidised by acidified potassium dichromate(VI). The boiling temperatures of the compounds involved are:

• ethanol, CH3CH2OH: 78 °C

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Key terms in this lesson

london forces
Weak intermolecular forces caused by instantaneous dipoles inducing dipoles in neighbouring molecules, present between all molecules.
permanent dipole-dipole force
An intermolecular attraction between the permanent dipoles of polar molecules.

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