Ethilic Alcohol (?)

[Ladeira]

We've made an experiment which can be described like this:

 

In an Erlenmeyer was put around 1.0 gram of Magnesium (Mg) and added 15.0 mL of a solution 3 mol/L of Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4).

 

Mg + H2SO4 --> MgSO4 + H2

 

Then, was added Ethilic Alcohol.

 

What happens? Is there some phenomenon? The theoric note notices that it's supposed to occur something. But it doesn't notices what.

[Martin]

on the web, or on Google, you may find more if you use the spelling

ethylic alcohol

 

other synonyms are ethyl alcohol and ethanol

[Ladeira]

I understand...

But I was just trying to discover what happens.

I've heard it's something about cristalization by solvent change.

But I couldn't understand it yet.

[John Cuthber]

You might want to look up the solubillity of MgSO4 in water and in alcohol.

[Ladeira]

I did.

And I haven't found something interesting, and can't understand what happens yet.

Can someone help me?