Chemical formula of ethyl alcohol

$C H_{3} O H$

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$C_{4} H_{9} O H$

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$C_{2} H_{5} O H$

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$H C H O$

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Solution

The correct option is C
$C_{2} H_{5} O H$

Alcohols are organic compounds with general formula $C_{n} H_{2 n + 1} O H$ , where ‘ $n$ ’ represents the number of Carbon atoms ( $C$ ) in the molecule. These may be considered as hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons in which one or more Hydrogen atoms ( $H_{2}$ ) are replaced by Hydroxyl ( $- O H$ ) groups.
Explanation for correct option:
(C) Chemical formula of Ethyl alcohol is $C_{2} H_{5} O H$ .
Explanation for incorrect options:
(A)Chemical formula of Methyl alcohol is $C H_{3} O H$ .
(B)Chemical formula of Butyl alcohol is $C_{4} H_{9} O H$
(D)Chemical formula of Formaldehyde is $H C H O$ .

Hence, the correct option is (C) $C_{2} H_{5} O H$ .

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