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Diethyl Ether Can Be Made from Ethanol

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Diethyl ether can be made from ethanol. The reaction is as follows: 2C2H5OH(l) → (C2H5) 2O(l) + H2O(l)
In one experiment, 46.0 g of ethanol yielded 34.7 g of diethyl ether. What was the percent yield in this experiment?


A) 62.1%
B) 80.4%
C) 93.8%
D) 97.0%

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