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it depends of the kind of alcohol,there are primary alcohol(R-CH2OH), secondary alcohol, tertiary alcohol etc. but we can identify an alcohol by the chemical formula:R-OH
Ethanol (drinking alcohol )
or Ethyl alcohol
C2H5OH
Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) CH3-CH(OH)-CH3
Formula: R-OH
Where R is is an carbon containing organic group
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Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoThe general formula for an alcohol is R-OH where R is a carbon containing entity. Examples would be CH3-OH (methyl alcohol), CH3CH2-OH (ethyl alcohol), etc.
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