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By "alcohol," I am assuming that you are asking about ethyl alcohol; the alcohol present in intoxicating liquors and Alcoholic Beverages.
Ethyl alcohol is a clear, colorless, liquid at room temperature. Its boiling point is 173.1 °F (78.4 °C) and its melting point is -173 °F (-114 °C).
The two next most common alcohols are isopropyl alcohol and methyl alcohol. Both of these alcohols are more toxic than ethyl alcohol, although methyl alcohol is extremely toxic. In actuality, methyl alcohol itself is not especially toxic, however it is rapidly converted into formaldehyde then into formic acid by the liver, and these compounds are what cause permanent blindness or death, depending on the dose.
The toxicity of methanol and of other alcohols is why it is so important to never consume any "alcohol" except that which is commercially produced or beers and wines made by trustworthy brewers and winemakers. Essentially all commercial liquors, beers, and wines contain a very small and harmless amount of methyl alcohol. It is also highly unlikely that illegal liquor will naturally contain harmful amounts of methyl alcohol. The danger with consuming "moonshine" or "white lightning" and cheap wines of dubious origin is that the consumer has no idea if the producers have added methanol or some other alcohol or ethylene glycol (in radiator fluid) to the illegal liquors or wines, respectively, unless it is tested first. There aren't a whole lot of back-woods illegal liquor makers who hold a Ph.D. in chemistry or Biology; some of them think alcohol always means ethyl alcohol.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe normal boiling point of isopropyl alcohol is 82.6 C . Therefore, isopropyl alcohol ( isopropanol ) is a liquid at room temperature.
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∙ 15y agoThe state is Liquid!
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∙ 12y agoAlcohol is a liquid at room temperature.
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∙ 14y agoRubbing alcohol is a liquid
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