Alcohols are a group of compouds that contain an OH bond (an oxygen atom convently bonded to a hydrogen atom). OH group is an example of a functional group - a group of atoms responsible for the chemial properties of the compound. all alcohols act in similar ways.
the nameing system for alcohols is the same as alkanesonly instead of the -ane it's -anol. The first part of the name depends on the amount of carbons their are 1= meth 2=eth 3=prop 4=but (Monkeys Eat Pealed Bannanas)
The fromula of an alcohol is CnH2n+1OH eg C2H5OH (ethanol)
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