Wat is ethanol,alcohol?wats the difference?

Question

Wat is ethanol,alcohol?wats the difference?

Answer 1

Alcohol is a generic name

Ethanol is a type of alcohol, and it IS drinkable.  It is alcohol in beer, whiskey, wine, etc.

Methanol is a type of alcohol that can make you blind if you drink it.

Isopropyl is used as rubbing alcohol.

And so on.

Answer 2

Ethanol alcholol is basically moonshine.  It can be distilled using corn, sugarcane, and other materials.  It's attractive as an alternative fuel because it burns clean.  there is no harmful byproducts like hydrocarbons that are made in gasoline powered engines.

Answer 3

Ethanol is made from sugar. Do a google search for more info...

Answer 4

Ethanal isn't drinkable.

Answer 5

Ethanol is alcohol.  There is denatured ethanol which has had poison added to keep people from drinking it without paying the alcohol tax to the government.  The alcohol we most frequently refer to as booze has not had poison added to it and is consumable, to a point.  The ethanol we hear about for fuel has been denatured with about 2% gasoline, by volume.

Answer 6

ethanol alcohol is made from corn. It's not for drinking. You mix it with gasoline to put in an automobile. Some Alcohol's are poison to the human body. The rest are just not good for you.

Answer 7

the spelling......

Answer 8

ethanol is an alcohol. Alcohol are chemical compunds that has the family group -OH. Ethanol is a an alcohol with two carbon groups, i.e CH(3)CH(2)OH.

Answer 9

Ethanol is ethyl alcohol.  "alcohols" is a class of chemicals with somewhat similar  properties due to certain similarity in molecular structure: they all have an (-OH) group.

As I said ethanol is alcohol, it is the alcohol that we drink, formed from fermentation of sugars.

methanol, or wood alcohol is very toxic and should not be ingested.

isopropanol is the "rubbing alcohol" that we buy in pharmacy or drug store, and and should not be injested.  There are many others.  Most come in mixture with water and other substances.

Important thing is: ONLY ETHYL ALCOHOL, OR ETHANOL, CAN BE INJESTED!!!

Answer 10

Actually, Ethanol is the only form of alcohol that is drinkable, all alcoholic drinks contain ethanol.  It is made from many plants, including corn and sugar, it can also be refined into gasoline type products.

Answer 11

Ethanol is completely denatured alcohol with 5% methanol and 4.8% isoproponol.

Answer 12

Ethanol is a drinkable form of alcohol. It's the component in alcoholic beverages that get you drunk. Some pure, scientific grade ethanol isn't drinkable only b/c the chemical companies put an additive that will make you sick if you do consume it. I think it's there to keep the scientists honest and prevent them from becoming alcoholics on their employers' dime. ;)

Answer 13

I don't know, I slept through Chem class...