Is Alcohol Soluble In Water
The term alcohol was originally used for ethanol (CH3CH2OH). The general formula for alcohol is CnH2n+1OH. Alcohols are used for a number of purposes like methanol is used for the preparation of formaldehyde, ethanol is widely used as a beverage and solvent, many fatty alcohols are also used in the preparation of detergents. The alcohols have a higher boiling point due to the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonding owing to the presence of the hydroxyl group....