ALCOHOL
By: Joshua Kelly
Science Core 1
8th Grade Exit Project
INFORMATION ON ALCOHOL
 Alcohol is an organic compound in the –OH which means
it is in the hydroxyl functional group. There is other
type of alcohol, ethanol alcohol, which is the beverage
alcohol. The other types of alcohols are: propanol,
glycerol, methanol, and butyl. Alcohol is used in many
different ways. But I think in most cases, the most
common thing when people hear the word “alcohol”
they think of the beverage and not the other chemistry
types of alcohol.
Ethanol Alcohol
 Ethanol alcohol is a volatile, which mean to be
vaporized, flammable, colorless liquid. Besides being
used for drinking, ethanol is used in thermometers, used
as a solvent, and used as a fuel. The formula for ethanol
is CH3CH2OH. Ethanol’s is abbreviated as EtOH. Ethanol
has been in the world for a long time. But ethanol can
be deadly. How? If ethanol is ingested in the human
body past the drinking limit, and I mean way past the
drinking limit, your body cells will start the break down
and later you will die.
Methanol Alcohol
 Methanol alcohol is a flammable, volatile, colorless
liquid, but has a quite distinctive odor that is quite
similar to, but sweeter than, ethanol alcohol. Methanol,
at room temperature, is a polar liquid. Methanol is used
as a antifreeze, a solvent, a fuel, and as a denaturant for
ethanol alcohol. Methanol was used way back then when
the ancient Egyptians used mixed substances, including
methanol, before they mummified people. But pure
alcohol was first discovered in 1661 by Robert Boyle.
Methanol was first determined it as a element in 1834 by
French chemist Jean-Baptiste Dumas and Eugene Peligot.
Methanol’s molecular formula is CH4O
Propanol
 Propanol is a colorless and smells similar to ethanol.
Propanol is a quite common used solvent in almost
everything from printer ink to cosmetics. Propanol also
is used in the production of raw materials such as
amphetamines, which is a drug that helps you stay
awake and focus, but most people refer to it as
“speed”. Propanol’s molecular formula is C3H8O
Glycerol
 Glycerol is a polyol compound, which means that
glycerol is contains two or more hydroxyl groups in it.
Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is
used in pharmaceutical formulations, which mean that a
chemical substances, including the active drug, are
combined to make medicine. Glycerol has three
hydroxyl groups. Instead of being used for medicine,
glycerol is also used in food products. An example is ice
cream.
Butanol, or Butyl Alcohol
 Butyl alcohol is a flammable, clear liquid. It is also
volatile with a very strong alcoholic odor. Butyl is used
as a solvent for paints and for producing products such
as safety glass and brake fluids. Butanol is also a four
carbon structure. The molecular formula is C4H9OH.
Butanol is toxic but is considered safe enough to use in
cosmetics.
Good Things About Alcohol
 Alcohol has its goods and bad parts about it. Some good
things about it, it has be proclaimed to lower the risk of
a heart attack. Alcohol, rubbing alcohol, is a good type
of alcohol for when you get a cut, you would most likely
put rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and treat the
infection before risking the cut to get infected. Alcohol
isn’t just the drinking type, it has many other stuff to
it.
Bad Things About Alcohol
 The bad things about alcohol is, well alcohol to certain
people might seem like a “stress reliever” when
somebody is feeling blue, but when you consume way
too much alcohol your body functions stop working and
eventually you will die. Police try to prevent people
from that by making sure you do not consume more than
0.08% of alcohol or you will then become intoxicated.
Work Citied Page
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol#Toxicity
 http://www.ehow.com/list_6906881_types-alcohol-chemistry.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanol
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content