Because you have included "health" as one of your tags, I
am assuming you are asking about the type of alcohol that is an ingredient in alcoholic
beverages. The particular type of alcohol found in alcoholic drinks is
ethanol. In common use, ethanol is usually called either
"alcohol" or "spirits." Ethanol's molecular formula is C2H5OH, with C2H5 representing
the ethyl grouping of molecules and the OH standing for the oxygen in a hydroxyl
group.
People have produced ethanol for drink by fermenting
sugar since prehistoric time. Today, ethanol is also used as a solvent, as a base for
creating other chemicals, and as a form of fuel.
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