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Under typical distillation conditions, ethanol can only be purified to 95% with 5% water remaining. There are additional techniques that can be used to remove the remaining water to make it anhydrous (no water). Do not confuse 95% alcohol with 95% denatured alcohol. In denatured alcohol the remaining 5% is composed of other alcohol impurities like methanol, propanol, and butanol, to name a few.

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Is 95 percent alcohol ethyl alcohol?

Depending what are you asking how.95% ethanol is 95 parts of ethanol and 5 parts of water in every 100 parts of liquidEthanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol - Alcochol that people buy and drink (vodka), but usually its strenght is 40% instead of 95%.People buy 95% alcohol usually to do alcocholic mixed drinks, use it as a fuel (burning to produce heat to warm something up), or as cleaning agent (degresser). There are many other uses. like you. it uses a warming device to electrify brain cells and 5% water.


If you spilled boiling alcohol on yourself would there be any difference in the severity of that burn compared with the burn caused by boiling water?

Yes there would because alcohol is already a chemical plus your burning it at a high velocity. I think we should assume the alcohol is not burning. Even so, the answer is yes, mainly because the alcohol is not as hot as the water, so it has less heat to burn you with. The water burns you more than the alcohol does.


What percent of alcohol is eliminated from the body by the lungs and kidneys?

Approximately 5-10% of alcohol is eliminated from the body through the lungs and kidneys. The majority, around 90-95%, is metabolized by the liver. In the lungs, alcohol is expelled through exhalation, while the kidneys filter it out through urine. This contributes to the overall elimination of alcohol from the body but is a relatively small percentage compared to hepatic metabolism.


What is the percent of alcohol in rock and rye?

Most whiskeys (rye) are 86 proof. Percent is half that so they are 43% alcohol. When mixed with anything in a drink they become diluted -- less alcohol %


How much water is needed to make 70 percent alcohol from one gallon?

To prepare 100ml of 70% Ethanol, measure 70ml of 95% ethyl alcohol in a graduated cylinder and add 30ml of distilled water. To prepare 100ml of 70% Ethanol, measure 70ml of 95% ethyl alcohol in a graduated cylinder and add 30ml of distilled water.

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How do you make 90 percent alcohol from 95 percent alcohol?

Add 5% water


How do you make 95 percent alcohol from 100 percent?

You mix the pure alcohol with something else, for example, water.


How do you make 95 percent ethanol?

95 ml of ethyl alcohol to 5 ml of water


What is the percent of alcohol in everclear?

It is available in 190 proof (95% alcohol) and 151 proof (75.5% alcohol) varieties.


How much 95 percent alcohol must be used to prepare 1000 ml of 70 percent alcohol?

To prepare 1000 ml of 70% alcohol solution, you would need to mix 700 ml of 95% alcohol with 300 ml of water. Starting with a base of 95% alcohol ensures that the final solution will be at least 70% alcohol.


How do you make of 90 percent alcohol?

To make 90 percent alcohol, you typically start with a higher concentration of ethanol, such as 95 percent (which can be obtained from distillation). You then dilute it with distilled water to achieve the desired concentration. Specifically, to create 90 percent alcohol, mix 9 parts of the 95 percent ethanol with 1 part water. Always ensure to measure accurately and follow safety guidelines when handling alcohol.


How many mL of alcohol are in 240 mL of 95 percent alcohol solution?

95% means 95ml of every 100 is alcohol. So the answer is 228ml (take away 1/20, i.e. 12ml)


How many ml of water should be added to 95 percent ethyl alcohol to make 1 liter of a 30 percent ethyl alcohol solution?

684 ml


Difference between 99.9 percent ethanol and 95 percent ethanol?

One has 4.5 percent more alcohol which is important because you can get to a max of 95 percent using fractional distillation. To get the 99.9 percent or absolute alcohol, you need to use other more advanced methods. Some of these include include desiccation using adsorbents.


What proof is Rum that is 95 percent alcohol?

Bacardi 151 is a hundred and one proof! And its rum.


What amount of each mixture one is ninety five percent alcohol and the other fifteen percent alcohol must be used to make ten liters of a mixture which is forty five percent alcohol whats the equation?

.95*(first alcohol(l)) + .15*(second alcohol(l))=.45(10) 1st+2nd=10l


What percent of alcohol is processed by the liver?

About 95% of the alcohol is processed by the liver.