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Water's composition is H2O (two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom), while alcohol has molecules that are bound to carbon (e.g. ethanol is C2H6O, or two carbon, six hydrogen, and one oxygen atom), which would be an impurity if found in pure water. Therefore, no alcohol is present in pure water.

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