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(a)A small amount of ethyl alcohol is usually added to chloroform bottles. Why? |
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Answer» Chloroform is unstable and is combined with a variety of stabilizers to enhance product shelf life like ether, ethanol. but ethanol must be added to chloroform at relatively high concentrations (~1%) in order to be effective. This will increase the polarity of the solvent and potentially impact certain applications. |
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