whats the scientific notation or whatever for alchohol?

Heisenberg

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The specific formula depends on what kind of alcohol it is.
Edit: OH is typically referred to as the alcohol group.
 

TheLonelyPhoenix

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Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
Ethyl alcohol (the kind you drink) is C2H6O.

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Ethyl alcohol is C2H5OH according to a quick google search.

:confused:

They're the same thing, the notation Heisenburg used indicates there's an OH group in the molecule, and is probably the more correct way to write it.
 

Colt45

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Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Colt45
......H...H
H - C - C - O - H
......H...H

now that's cool

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