Chemistry and Society
Takes on Ethanol
Che
mical Comparison
Red Balls
= Oxygen
Gray Balls
= Carbon
White Balls
= Hydrogen
Ethanol
Methanol
Water
F
ormula:
C
2
H
6
O
CH
4
O
H
2
O
Molecular Weight:
46.069
32.042
18.015
Melting Point:
-114.1
-98
0
Boiling Point:
78.5
64.6
100
Specific Gravity:
0.789
0.791
0.995
Vapor Density:
1.6
1.11
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Evaporation Rate:
--
4.6
--
Flash Point:
12
12
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Comments:
Colorless liquid. Pleasant alcoholic odor detectable at 49 to 716 ppm.
Colorless liquid with a characteristic, pungent odor detectable at 4 to 6000 ppm
Clear colorless liquid
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