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Offline LearningStudent6

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Polarity question
« on: May 30, 2018, 05:17:38 AM »
For the life of me, I can't figure out why ethyl acetate is less polar than ethanol. Ethyl acetate contains a double bond and 2 oxygen atoms. Why isn't it more polar than ethanol?
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Offline OrganicDan96

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Re: Polarity question
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2018, 06:17:41 AM »
think about ehat else is present in the ethanol molecule that isn't present in ethyl acetate
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Offline Arkcon

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Re: Polarity question
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2018, 06:21:18 AM »
Quote from: LearningStudent6 on May 30, 2018, 05:17:38 AM
Ethyl acetate contains a double bond and 2 oxygen atoms.

Why are those significant?  What other molecules are polar due to being an ester?
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Offline Babcock_Hall

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Re: Polarity question
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2018, 10:24:54 AM »
Work through the common intermolecular forces.
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