classify the different types of alcohol andbidentify which are safe for consumption
There are different types of alcohols
Primary alcohol, secondary alcohol and tertiary alcohols.
They have hydroxyl group attached in it.
Primary alcohol includes methanol, ethanol etc
Secondary alcohol has 2 alkyl group attached e.g propan-2-ol , butan-2- ol
Tertiary alcohol consist of 3 hydroxyl groups e.g 2 methyl propan -2- ol
Alcohol that are safe for consumption are those which consist of 3-40 % of ethanol by volume.
They are also used for medicinal purposes in various cough syrup and Ayurvedic medicines.
Hence ethanol is safe for human consumption
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