what are alcohols? State their sources. - Vidyadip

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what are alcohols? State their sources.

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Alcohols are the hydroxyl derivatives of alkanes and are formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms of the alkane with OH group.
Methanol is obtained from the destructive distillation of wood while ethanol is obtained from the fermentation of sugar.

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