Question

Ethanol is an electrolytic solution.

(a) True

(b) False

I got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

This interesting question is from Anaerobic Bioprocesses topic in section Mixed Cultures & Traditional Industrial Bioprocesses of Bioprocess Engineering

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) False

For explanation I would say: It is important to realize that a compound may dissolve in water (soluble) but not dissociate into ions. Such compounds do not form ions and thus do not produce electrolytic solutions. They are called non-electrolytes. Examples of non-electrolytes include sugar and ethanol.