Question

Difference between absolute alcohol and denatured alcohol

Answer 1

Answer:

Absolute alcohol is 100% ethanol. It is poisonous even in small amounts. Denatured alcohol is ethanol to which methanol is added so that it is unfit for consumption. It is also dyed blue so that it can be identified easily.

Answer 2

Absolute Alcohol:

Absolute/Undenatured alcohol is the pure form of ethanol that contains no or fewer additives and denaturants. There are two forms of undenatured ethanol named $95\%$ ethanol and absolute ethanol. These forms are known as pure forms of ethanol.

Denatured Alcohol:

Denatured alcohol is a form of ethanol containing a high amount of additives and denaturants that makes it poisonous. Denatured ethanol has bad taste and foul smell that makes it unsafe for drinking. Sometimes it is also added with some dyes to distinguish denatured ethanol from absolute ethanol.

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