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How methyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol?

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First we have to know the difference between methyl and ethyl and alcohol groups:
A methyl group chemical formula is CH3- ,
of an ethyl group it is C2H5- ,
and alcohol group means the group contains -OH
So methyl alcohol is methanol, CH3OH, and ethyl alcohol is ethanol, CH3CH2OH.
First answer by JoppeDeQuint. Last edit by Maddiswamy09. Contributor trust: 3 [recommend contributor recommended]. Question popularity: 3 [recommend question].

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