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

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

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Uses of ethanol:

It is used in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, lacquers, medicines, perfumes, dyes, soaps and synthetic rubber.
It is used as a solvent. Many organic compounds which are insoluble in water are soluble in ethyl alcohol.

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