Why Does Ethanol Not Affect the Equilibrium of the Dichromate Reaction?

[Jan Hill]

Homework Statement

why does C2H5OH not affect the equilibrium of H+(aq) + 2CrO4-2(aq)---- yielding in a reversible reaction-----Cr2O7-2(aq) + OH-(aq)

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The Attempt at a Solution

Is it because C2H5OH is such a weak acid that it does not dissociate and therefore does not add H+ ions to the reaction and therefore does not affect the reaction?

 

[chemisttree]

That sounds right.