Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Dimethyl ether is completely soluble in water. However, diethyl ether is soluble in water to a very small extent.
Statement II : Sodium metal can be used to dry diethyl ether and not ethyl alcohol.
In the light of given statements. choose the correct answer from the options given below
Solution
<p>St-I - St-I is correct because both given ether are soluble in water $\rightarrow$ Di ethyl ether and butan-1-ol are miscible to almost same extent i.e., 7.5 and 9 gm per 100 ml water due to H -bonding</p>
<p>St-II : - St. II is also correct because sodium metal is not used with ethyl alcohol as $\mathrm{H}_2$ gas release with ethyl a below</p>
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Topic: Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
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