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what is Alcohol ❓
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Answer 1

An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of sugar. The consumption of alcohol plays an important social role in many cultures. Most countries have laws regulating the production, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Answer 2

Answer:

What is Alcohol?

Historically, alcohol has been used in association

with social activities, including both religious and

non-religious rituals, as a dietary component, and as

a medicinal agent. Alcohol consumption by various cultures predates written history. Although it was

once used for therapeutic purposes, it is no longer

recommended as a therapeutic because of its ability

to produce intoxication. The ability of ingested alcohol

to get from the gut into the bloodstream and up to the

brain where it produces the intoxicating effects is due

to its chemical structure and solubility in water.

Chemical structure of alcohol

• Alcohols are organic molecules assembled from carbon (C), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H) atoms. When 2 carbons are present, the alcohol is called ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol). Ethanol is the form of alcohol contained in beverages including beer, wine, and liquor.

Learn more about the formation of alcohol in beverages.

The chemical composition of ethanol can be represented either as a

• 1) molecular formula or as a
• 2) structural formula.

The molecular formula of ethanol is C2H6O, indicating that ethanol contains two carbons and an oxygen. However, the structural formula of ethanol, C2H5OH, provides a little more detail, and indicates that there is an hydroxyl group (-OH) at the end of the 2-carbon chain (Figure 1.1). The -OH group is characteristic of all alcohols.

Figure-1 Two common ways to represent the structure of ethanol are shown. On the left is the atomic stick representation of the structural formula and on the right is the ball and stick model.

• The alcohol in alcoholic beverages is ethanol. Ethanol is a two carbon alcohol with a terminal hydroxyl group (-OH).