You should ask a real Chemistry [1], but in case there is none nearby
Organic reactions are a mess, and there are a lot of side reactions.
My guess is that mixing ethanol and bleach produce a mix of chloroform and other stuff.
Ethanol is
H H
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H-C-C-O-H
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H H
and my guess is that the mix has a lot of the thing you get replacing the lash Hydrogen with Chloride
H H
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H-C-C-O-Cl
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H H
Acetone has no -O-H so you probably don't get too much stuff like that.
[1] I only have a specialization in Chemistry Secondary School, it's somewhat similar to 1 or 2 years of a Chemistry Major (of 5 years). I know enough to understand the explanation in the video, but not enough to write them. [I've used similar equipment for other experiments a long time ago. For example, the connector to the water at the top of the condenser, should it be pointing up instead of pointing to one side?]
Organic reactions are a mess, and there are a lot of side reactions.
My guess is that mixing ethanol and bleach produce a mix of chloroform and other stuff.
Ethanol is
and my guess is that the mix has a lot of the thing you get replacing the lash Hydrogen with Chloride Acetone has no -O-H so you probably don't get too much stuff like that.[1] I only have a specialization in Chemistry Secondary School, it's somewhat similar to 1 or 2 years of a Chemistry Major (of 5 years). I know enough to understand the explanation in the video, but not enough to write them. [I've used similar equipment for other experiments a long time ago. For example, the connector to the water at the top of the condenser, should it be pointing up instead of pointing to one side?]