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Question

Ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH) is the active ingredient in alcoholic drinks. Referring to the electrostatic potential map below, describe the observed polarity of ethanol.

Electrostatic potential map of ethanol showing red (electron-rich) around oxygen and blue-green (electron-poor) elsewhere.

Accepted Answer

The red area around oxygen shows the electron-rich region while the blue and green area the rest of the compound shows the electron-poor region.

Answer

The red area around oxygen shows the electron-poor region while the blue and green area (the rest of the compound) shows the electron-rich region.

Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) is the active ingredient in alcoholic drinks. Referring to the electrostatic potential map below, describe the observed polarity of ethanol.

Ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH) is the active ingredient in alcoholic drinks. Referring to the electrostatic potential map below, describe the observed polarity of ethanol.