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State two uses of ethanol (other than as a fuel).

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State two uses of ethanol (other than as a fuel).

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  Uses of ethanol:
1. Ethanol is used in the manufacture of several products like dyes, perfumes and synthetic rubber.
2. Ethanol is used as a solvent in many organic compounds. Since it is a good solvent, it is also used in medicines like cough syrups and tincture iodine.

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Chapter 4: Carbon And Its Compounds - Exercise 3 [Page 318]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Carbon And Its Compounds
Exercise 3 | Q 24. (c) | Page 318
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