Ethanol

Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a solvent, and as a fuel. In common usage, it is often referred to simply as alcohol or spirits. Ethanol is a 2-carbon alcohol with the molecular formul... More

Formula:

  • C2H6O

Boiling point:

  • 78 °C (170 °F )

Also known as:

  • Ethyl Alcoho,
  • Drinking Alcohol,
  • Pure Alcohol,
  • Grain Alcohol,
  • Ethanol 200 proof,
  • Absolute ethyl alcohol,
  • Spirits of wine,
  • Spirit,
  • Aethanol,
  • Hydroxyethane,
  • Fermentation alcohol,
  • Potato alcohol,
  • diluted Alcohol,
  • Cologne spirit,
  • Denatured alcohol,
  • Tecsol,
  • Distilled spirits,
  • Alcool ethylique,
  • Ethanol solution,
  • Ethyl alcohol in alcoholic beverages,
  • Alkohol,
  • Thanol,
  • Algrain,
  • silent spirit,
  • Ethyl alc,
  • Alcare Hand Degermer,
  • Lux,
  • Alcool etilico,
  • Aethylalkohol,
  • Jaysol S,
  • Tecsol C,
  • 1-Hydroxyethane,
  • Absolute alcohol,
  • Ethyl alcohol usp,
  • Dehydrated alcohol,
  • Anhydrous alcohol,
  • Ethyl hydrate,
  • Alcohol,
  • Dehydrated ethanol,
  • Jaysol,
  • Ethicap,
  • Anhydrol,
  • Synasol,
  • Alkoholu etylowego,
  • Hinetoless,
  • Ethyl hydroxide,
  • Infinity Pure,
  • Spirt,
  • Pyro,
  • Molasses alcohol,
  • Desinfektol EL,
  • Ethyl alcohol anhydrous,
  • Alcohols,
  • Ethyl alcohol,
  • Absolute ethanol,
  • Denatured ethanol,
  • Cologne spirits,
  • undenatured Ethanol,
  • Punctilious ethyl alcohol,
  • Methylcarbinol,
  • alchohol,
  • Alcohol, ethyl

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Chemical Compound

Structure (SMILES):

  • CCO

Average Molar Mass:

  • 46.06844 g/mol

Melting point:

  • -114 °C (-173 °F )

Classifications:

Density:

  • 0.789 g/cm³ (789 kg/m³ )

Vapor pressure:

  • 5.95 kPa (0.863 psi )

Solubility:

Solvent Solubility
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