Ethanol comes in three different grades. The three grades are denatured, absolute, and rectified. Denatured alcohol is basically pure ethanol. Absolute ethanol contains ethanol with a low water content. Rectified spirits is a composition that contains 4% water.
Ethanol is polar because it possesses an uneven distribution of valence electrons. Ethanol also is a covalent bond due to the fact that there are no ions present to form an ionic bond. Most organic compounds, including ethanol, are covalent bonds. Hydrogen bonding can be found in ethanol because there is an attraction between a hydrogen molecule and an oxygen molecule. A dipole dipole attraction is also found in ethanol because a positive end and a negative end are attracted in ethanol.
Ethanol can be used in everyday life. It can be used in wines which possess health benefits as long as it is not overly consumed. Ethanol can also be used to kill germs and bacteria, and is an active ingredient in rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizers. Ethanol can be used as a motor fuel or fuel additive, and can also be utilized as rocket fuel. Ethanol can be used as the chemical base for an abundance of organic compounds. Ethanol can also be used to cure poisonings from other toxic alcohols such as methanol and ethylene glycol. Ethanol is also used in thermometers. Thus, ethanol has many uses for everyday life and is essential for one's health.
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ReplyDeleteThe molecule to me looked very accurate as well as the correct angles which they were supposed to be in. I like the three dimensional way you drew it as well as the additions of the way the molecule bonds were formed (i.e. bent, tetrahedron). Overall nice job on the model, looks very accurate.
ReplyDeleteAs you said in your earlier post, Ethanol is a polar molecule which is correct. It is polar because of a more negative charge in certain places than others, like you said.
ReplyDeleteYou spoke very thoroughly of the specific bonds of the molecule. you were correct in saying that the molecule had all three different kinds of intermolecular forces: Dipole Dipole, Dispersion, and Hydrogen bonding, although little was said on dispersion. However, that is found in all molecules no matter what. Also, you are right with the Covalent bonds, but they are more specifically polar covalent.
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ReplyDeleteThe accuracy of your drawings were fairly good. I would have made it a bit neater but you made it clear enough. Also, the key was a bit pointless without the actual names of the elements written. Good work though.
ReplyDeleteYou were correct in saying that ethanol is polar. There is no way that that big molecule polar! The oxygen atom throws the positivity from the hydrogens off.
ReplyDeleteAgain, you were correct in saying that there are all three forces of attraction with ethanol. Nice and clearly explained.
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