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Why is 30 percent isopropyl alcohol cheaper than 60 percent isopropyl alcohol?
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40 percent isopropyl cheaper than 70 percent isopropyl?
Usually bulk buying is cheaper
Why 40 percent alcohol cheaper than 70 percent alcohol?
Because the concentration of alcohol is lower; you pay the alcohol not the water.
Why is 70 percent isopropyl alcohol more expansive than 40 percent isopropyl alcohol?
It is difficult and expensive to refine anything to 100% purity. Best to use 70% as it is just as effective and cost a whole lot less.
What is the smell of isopropyl alcohol 70 percent?
Isopropyl alcohol has a rather strong alcohol smell. If you were to smell regular alcohol and smell 70% Isopropyl alcohol you would have the same smell. However, there is no general way to explain it other than a strong bitter and sometimes sweet smell. It depends on solely your olfactory membranes. Smell's are after all different to everyone.
Is alcohol with seventy percent rubbing a substance or a mixture?
Rubbing alcohol is not a substance because it is not pure, it is a mixture of (more than 4) compounds, one of which is ethyl alcohol, among water, isopropyl alcohol and detergent (soap)
Is ethyl alcohol better antibacterial than isopropyl alcohol?
iso-propyl alcohol
Is isopropyl alcohol more polar than glucose?
Yes, Isopropyl Alcohol is a Polar Molecule.
Would pure isopropyl alcohol evaporate more quickly or slowly that a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and water?
Pure alcohol evaporates faster than pure water. A mixture of the two will slow the evaporation of the alcohol.
What flammable liquids evaporate faster than Isopropyl alcohol?
urine
What chemical in rubbing alcohol doesn't freeze?
Because some chemicals in the alcohol has a freezing temperature lower than that of H2O.
Why is ethyl alcohol more expensive than isopropyl alcohol?
It is probaly a tax issue. You can drink Ethanol, is is alkohol that we drink in vodka etc.. However isopropyl alkohol is denaturated ethanol and it is not drinkable. Used in perfume and cleaning things.
Is 91 percent Isopropyl Alcohol a better disinfectant than 3 percent Hydrogen Peroxide or is 3 percent Hydrogen Peroxide better?
Hydrogen peroxide 3% is a much better disinfectant. Hydrogen peroxide may be used in the oral cavity for disinfection. Isopropyl alcohol, also known as Rubbing Alcohol is only used on surface skin and not on mucosa. It dries quickly by evaporation, hence it does not have too much contact time to completely disinfect. Hydorgen peroxide's foaming action ensures full coverage of an area, with extended disinfecting action.
