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Why does Diethyl ether and water not mix?

April 26, 2017diethyl ether mix water

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Why does Diethyl ether and water not mix?

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Diethyl ether cannot participate in hydrogen bonding with water. It also has nonpolar side chains which are not attracted to the polar molecule water. Diethyl ether is soluble with water to some extent (6.9g/100mL) but is not miscible.