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Hello …... Can anyone tell which is the correct way to write an ethyl alcohol ….Is it C 2 H 5 OH OR CH 3 CH 2 OH. Is bth of them correct way to write or is there any reason ??

Hello  …...
   Can anyone tell which is the correct way to write an ethyl alcohol ….Is it C2H5OH OR CH3CH2OH.
     Is bth of them correct way to write or is there any reason ??

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Umakant biswal
5349 Points
7 years ago
@ jeeva 
Ethanol also known as ethyl alcohol because it is commonly known as the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It is a flammable, colorless, and slightly toxic chemical with the molecular formula C2H5OH.Ethanol's molecular formula is C2H5OH.
so, its written in the format of c2h5oh . 
reason – 5 hydrogen are bonded to carbon atom , and 1 hydrogen is bonded to oxygen atom . 
HOPE IT HELPS 
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