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Ethanol is the commonly consumed form of alcohol. Methanol, or wood alcohol, can also be consumed, but is digested slowly and converted to formaldehyde and can cause blindness and death. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol)
Warning: do not consume pure ethanol, and do not drink denatured alcohol or alcohol used for fuel because it's toxic and can cause blindness or death.
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What chemical compound makes up most of the alcohol that people consume?
The only drinking alcohol is ethanol - C2H5OH.
Does whiskey have ethanol in it?
I think alcohol is the general name of the family of: methanol, ethanol, propanol...
Are the properties of ethyl alcohol and ethanol the same?
Yes, ethyl alcohol and ethanol are the same compound. Ethanol is the common name for the alcohol compound with the chemical formula C2H5OH, while ethyl alcohol specifically refers to the compound that is derived from ethane by the replacement of a hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
Does beer contain ethanol alcohol?
Beer does contain ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Beer is made from water, barley, hops, and yeast. The water and barley are mashed to produce sugars that the yeast metabolizes to produce ethanol. Beer yeast can produce alcohol levels from 2.5-18% alcohol by volume.
What is an alcohol with only one hydroxyl group in its structure?
An alcohol with only one hydroxyl group in its structure is known as a primary alcohol. It has the hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom, which is directly connected to only one other carbon atom. Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) is an example of a primary alcohol.
Is alcohol and ethanol the same?
In common terminology the term alcohol refers to ethanol. However, in chemistry ethanol is only one of many kinds of alcohol. Only ethanol (a.k.a. ethyl alcohol) is used in beverages.
What is used in alcohol- methanol or ethanol?
ethanol is used in alcohol
Can ethanol dissolve in alcohol?
Yes, ethanol is a type of alcohol and it can dissolve in other alcohols. Ethanol is commonly used as a solvent in many industries for this reason.
What is Ethanol classified as?
An organic compound, namely an alcohol.
Is ethanol found in alcohol?
Yes, ethanol is the type of alcohol that is found in alcoholic beverages.
What chemical compound makes up most of the alcohol that people consume?
The only drinking alcohol is ethanol - C2H5OH.
What type of alcohol is used in alcoholic beverages?
Ethanol is a pure substance, and hence there is only one variant. Ethanol, (or ethyl alcohol), chemical formula CH3CH2OH, is not generally added explicitly to alcoholic beverages, but rather is created during the fermentation process.
When you boil ethanol alcohol what gas is released?
This process will only cause ethanol molecules to enter the gas phase. So, it's simply ethanol as a gas leaving the solution
CH3CH2OH is an alcohol what alcohol?
Ethyl alcohol or ethanol.
Is ethanol a base?
Ethanol is not a base; it is a type of alcohol.
Is ethanol the same thing as ethyl alcohol?
No. See the Related Questions links for the difference.
Does ethanol mean alcohol on a autopsy report?
Yes. ETOH is ethanol alcohol, the drinking kind.
