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Ethyl alcohol, also known as ethanol, drinking alcohol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless, slightly toxic chemical compound with a distinctive odor, and is best known as the alcohol found in Alcoholic Beverages. In everydaylanguage, it is often referred to simply as "alcohol".
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∙ 12y agoEthanol can be used as a solvent in the manufacture of varnishes and perfumes as a preservative for biological specimens, in the preparation pf essences and flavorings, in many medicines and drugs, and as a disinfectant and in tinctures. We us ethanol in our gas. It is found in alcoholic beverages, but by far the largest use is as a motor fuel. It is used as a biofuel called bioethanol, and as a grain alcohol in drinks.
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∙ 10y agoIts principal industrial use is as a solvent.
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∙ 15y agoit is used for my bollox
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What fermentation includes ethyl alcohol?
Alcoholic fermentation
What concentration of Ethyl alcohol is effective bactericide?
1hour1hour
How many calories of heat does it take to raise the temperature of one gram or ethyl alcohol by 1 degree centigrade?
It takes 2.46 calories of heat to raise the temperature of one gram of ethyl alcohol. Calories are the energy available from the metabolism of a food.
When making Ethyl Alcohol by fermentation when does Methyl Alcohol become a possibility and how do you avoid it?
Methyl Alcohol is not a product of fermentation so no steps are required to avoid it. You are morelikey to get annoying levels of Ethyl Acetate which is solvent smelling and tasting. Methyl Alcohol can be found in trace amounts in wine and fruit brandies but this is due to the breakdown of pectin the the cell walls of the fruit and not fermentation. Its worth noting that the treatment for Methyl Alcohol poisoning is ingestion of Ethyl Alcohol. Both are prcessed by the same enzyme which much prefers to breakdown Ethyl Alcohol. Basically they keep you drunk until all the Methyl Alcohol has been sweated/breathed/urinated out of your system. Methyl Alcohol isn't actually poisonous, BUT its metbolised by your body into chemicals that are. Any product of fermentation containing Methyl Alcohol will contain more than enough Ethyl Alcohol to protect you from it. Anyone concerned about Methyl Alcohol ingestion should read up on Aspartame. The Diet Coke you drink may exposure you to more methanol than you realise.
What is phenyl ethyl alcohol agar?
Phenylethyl alcohol agar (PEA) is a selective media used to cultivate Gram (+)microorganisms. The active ingredient, phenylethyl alcohol, inhibits or reduces growth of Gram (-) microorganisms by interfering with DNA synthesis.
What is ethyl alcohol an example of?
Ethyl alcohol is an organic compound
If you boil ethyl alcohol does the chemical structure change?
No. The chemical structure of ethyl alcohol gas is the same as ethyl alcohol liquid.
The type of alcohol used in beverage?
Ethanol (or ethyl alcohol)
Why is ethyl alcohol neutral?
ethyl alcohol is neutral due to inductive effect
What is ethyl alcohol made of?
Alcohol
What do you use for perfume spray rubbing alcohol or ethyl alcohol?
For perfumes the most used solvent is the ethyl alcohol.
What are kinds of alcohols?
There are three types of alcohols, ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol and methyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol is the type that is consumed.
What floats in ethyl alcohol?
Ethyl alcohol has a specific gravity of 0.78, so it will float on water (1). Olive oil is 0.703 so it will float on ethyl alcohol.
Is ethyl organic or inorganic?
ethyl alcohol is organic
Are the properties of ethyl alcohol and ethanol the same?
Yes. Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol,
CH3CH2OH is an alcohol what alcohol?
Ethyl alcohol or ethanol.
Is ethyl alcohol covalent or ionic bond?
Ethyl alcohol is held together by covalent bonds.
