Ethanol contains OH group in which the hydrogen atom is attached to an electronegative oxygen atom, due to which it is capable of forming hydrogen bonds with water molecules leading to greater solubility of ethanol in water. ... Both ethanol and water are polar molecules are miscible
Answer: Ethanol contains OH group in which the hydrogen atom is attached to an electronegative oxygen atom, due to which it is capable of forming hydrogen bonds with water molecules leading to greater solubility of ethanol in water. ... Both ethanol and water are polar molecules are miscible.