Science, asked by yoyovini8p4ekk6, 1 year ago

There is an OH in alcohol and an OH in hydroxide compound too. How to duatinguish comound whether it is an alcohol or a hydroxide

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Answered by anamika17511

OH in alcohol is a functional group and it is only added with carbon compounds. For example when we add OH to ethane(C2H5) it becomes ethanol(C2H5OH).

But OH in hydroxide is not a functional group. It is an anion. It is added to metals and forms base. For example when we add OH to Na, it forms NaOH(Sodium hydroxide) which is a base.

Hope it'll help you....

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