2007-06-08 17:03:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Now, ethyl alcohol is a kind of alcohol with an ethane functional group attached to a hydroxide ion. It is oftentimes called ethanol, its IUPAC name.
which other alcohol are you talking about? assuming you are thinking of the common household item, the rubbing alcohol, well they are not the same. See, rubbing alcohol is most of the time Isopropyl alcohol, meaning it is propane with a hydroxide (OH) ion attached to the number two carbon.
If you are talking about this alcohol, then they are not the same. They have different melting point, boiling point, molecular weight. etc.
The weird thing is that I saw a rubbing alcohol with ethyl alcohol 70% as its contents.
2007-06-08 17:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by mister_analization_2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is the name of class of compounds.Ethyl alcohol belongs to this class.Many times Ethyl alcohol is called just as alcohol.
2007-06-09 01:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by Rajchem 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
alcohol is an organic molecule with the functional group -OH. It is a series of molecule includes, but not limitted to, Methyl alcohol (Methanol), Ethyl alcohol (Ethanol), Propyl alcohol (Propanol), etc.
Thus, ethyl alcohol is a type of alcohol. In alcoholic drinks, the alcohol is ethyl alcohol.
2007-06-09 01:50:01 · answer #3 · answered by SS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethyl alcohol is sometimes referred to as "alcohol", just as sucrose is often referred to as "sugar". Ethyl alcohol is a specific alcohol in a class of organic compounds called alcohols (organic molecules having the -OH group in their structure). Sucrose is the sugar that people think of first, but sugars are a class of related organic molecules; most are sweet, but some, like lactose, are not very sweet at all.
Ethyl alcohol is the only alcohol that many people are familiar with. This can lead to death because other alcohols are extremely toxic, like methyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, etc.
2007-06-09 00:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by skipper 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ethyl alcohol is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol
etc etc... in a nut shell there are different types of alcohol. Ethyl is just the kind you can drink.
2007-06-09 00:08:12 · answer #5 · answered by t2kmf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ethyl alcohol (Ethanol), is the tipple in beers, wines and spirits.
Any other alcohols..and there are many...are not fit for human consumption, but, iso-propyl alcohol (IPA), is OK as a liniment for soothing sore muscles.
2007-06-09 00:30:01 · answer #6 · answered by Norrie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ethyl alcohol is a type of alcohols.
alcohols have the functional group -OH
2007-06-09 00:11:17 · answer #7 · answered by M!z0 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
ethyl alcohol or ethanol (grain alcohol) is a specific type of alcohol.
Other common alcohols:
methyl alcohol or methanol (wood alcohol)
isopropyl alcohol or isopropanol (rubbing alcohol)
2007-06-09 01:09:48 · answer #8 · answered by BP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a "functional group (-OH)" ethyl-alcohol is alcohol combined with something else. So the immediate answer is "no."
Here are wikipedia articles on both:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_alcohol
2007-06-09 00:18:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ethyl alcohol is the kind people drink. There are other alcohols such as methanol and isopropanol that are not okay to drink.
2007-06-09 00:06:31 · answer #10 · answered by Ambivalence 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋