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Is it true that the molecular formula of ethanol is C2H6O?


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a

True

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False 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is true.
The molecular formula of ethanol is C2H6O. When ethanol reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid in the heating atmosphere then it will give Ethene and water. The functional group present in ethanol is alcohol. Ethanol is used to make pharmaceuticals, plastics, lacquers, polishes, plasticizers, and cosmetics. In medicine, ethanol is used as a topical anti infective and as an antidote for ethylene glycol or methanol overdose.
 
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