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Alcohol is not digested by the body. It travels around intact in the bloodstream and is released in various ways, including on the breath. The device called a "breathalyzer" measures how much alcohol is contained in 2,100 ml of expelled breath, which is the same as the alcohol contained in one ml of blood. With that information, it is possible to do the math to determine if the individual is intoxicated according to legal standards.

The primary method of determining how much alcohol a person has had to drink is to use an alcohol breath analyzer. The most popular alcohol breath analyzer is the Breathalyzer. The ratio of alcohol content in the blood to alcohol content in the breath is called the partition ratio. A partion ratio of 2100:1 is based on a normal body temperature (37°C/98.6°F). Higher body temperatures will give higher blood alcohol content measurements. This can be significant if (for some reason) one drinks when they have a flu or other sickness - an body temperature increase of 1°C/1.8°F

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What chemicals in alcohol make you drunk?

Alcohol, or ethanol, is the primary chemical in alcoholic beverages that makes you feel drunk. When consumed, ethanol affects the central nervous system, leading to alterations in brain function and behavior. The concentration of alcohol in the blood, known as blood alcohol concentration (BAC), determines the extent of intoxication.


What will alcohol do to the density of urine?

Alcohol actually affects the brain which in turn, affects urine production. ADH (anti-diuretic hormone)is a hormone produced in the hypothalamus and excreted by the pituitary gland. This hormone makes the kidney absorb the water in the bloodstream. When a person drinks alcohol, the excretion of ADH hormone is decreased. Therefore, the kidney does not absorb the water as it should. Then more urine is made. When more urine is made, it is less dense. Because the ADH hormone is decreased, people can produce too much urine and get dehydrated from drinking too much alcohol.


What is dissolved in alcohol?

Various substances can dissolve in alcohol, including sugars, flavorings, chemicals, medications, and minerals. This property makes alcohol a commonly used solvent for extracting and preserving different compounds in fields like food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.


What is the amount of matter that makes up something?

The amount of matter in an object is equal to its Mass.


Why does evaporating alcohol cool faster than water?

Evaporating alcohol cools faster than water because alcohol has a lower boiling point than water, which means it evaporates more easily. As alcohol evaporates, it absorbs more heat from its surroundings, causing a cooling effect. This rapid absorption of heat makes alcohol evaporate faster and therefore cool more quickly than water.

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Why does alchaol taken by a mother affect a baby?

The mothers bloodstream then contains alcohol and that makes its way to the unborn fetus through blood and the umbilical chord.


What are the functions of a breathalyzer?

A breathalyzer detects the amount of liquor in the test taker's system. It is used by police to see if a suspect had more than the legal amount in their system while operating a motor vehicle. It's used in conjunction with other field sobriety tests. The body does not digest alcohol; it absorbs it into the bloodstream. The alcohol does not mix into the blood, but rather says intact. As the blood passes through the lungs, the alcohol is released through breathing. A breathalyzer measures the amount of alcohol. The alcohol present in 2,100 ml of expelled breath is exactly equivalent to the amount of alcohol in 1 ml of blood. This measurement makes it possible measure the driver's level of intoxication, based on the figures set for legal limits.


What is in red wine that makes you angry?

Any amount of alcohol can create an aggressive behavior within a person.


Does eating before going to a party slows down the effects of alcohol?

I am not a doctor, but I am a college student who drinks heavily. Eating a solid meal a few hours before a party usually makes me feel the effects slower. Although if I am drinking beer it makes me really full really fast. I try to eat something like salad and pasta. Good energy food, and filling.


What makes an alcohol to be polar?

-OH group present in alcohol makes it a polar covalent compound.


What makes you get drunk?

Getting Alcohol in your blood makes you drunk. This is achieved by drinking alcohol or an alcoholic beverage.


Why - after an alcohol binge - do you have a headache and get thirsty?

Alcohol makes you dehydrated.


What removes alcohol from bloodstream?

The alcohol causes dehydration in your body and makes you twice as thirsty. In most cases, when you are at the bar and drink too much beer, you get thirsty and drink more beer. Then you pass out.


Is it true that drinking a diet soda with an alcoholic beverage makes you drunk faster?

Drinking any liquor with a carbonated beverage will get you drunk faster because the bloodstream absorbs the alcohol quicker with carbonation. I don't know about the "diet" part.


Why vodka is less harmful than whiskey?

I am not sure IF it is less harmful, but usually, what makes alcoholic beverages harmful is their alcohol contents, so a beverage that has less alcohol will be less harmful - unless you compensate and drink a larger amount of it.


If a man and a woman who weigh the same consume the same amount of alcohol what is their Blood Alcohol Concentration level?

Not enough information. How much alcohol did they drink?. The question just says the same amount but what the amount. However, mostly likely the woman's alcohol level would be higher. Women metabolize differently.


What are the benefits of a web analyzer?

Using web analyzer has many benefits, some of them include the web data normally already produces logfiles so raw data is available and all the data is on the company's own server which makes it easy for a company to switch programs later.