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Characteristics of an alcohol molecule:

-A straight chain of carbon and hydrogen

-an OH group attached to the carbon-hydrogen skeleton

-no other functional groups attached

Ex: methanol CH2OH (wood alcohol)

ethanol C2H5OH (grain alcohol)

isopropyl alcohol C3H7OH (rubbing alcohol)

There are various other forms these are the most familiar to most people.

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