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===About Alcohol===
====Health Effects====
: '''Alcohol''' has [[Intoxicate|intoxicating]] effects on [[human]]s, causing them to behave in ways they wouldn't normally when [[sober]].
: '''Alcohol''' is [[toxic]] in large quantities and over long periods of time.
: '''Alcohol''' poisoning can cause a person to die if too much '''alcohol''' is consumed in a short period of time. However, usually people do not die directly from the '''alcohol''' but because they drown in their own [[vomit]] or become involved in an accident.
: Prolonged '''alcohol''' abuse can lead to [[liver]] and [[kidney]] damage and even failure. This may require a [[liver]] [[transplant]] or a [[kidney]] [[transplant]].
====Properties====
: [[Ethanol]] is a [[transparent]] [[liquid]] (at [[Room Temperature|room temperature]]).
: [[Ethanol]] can be [[oxidise]]d to [[product|produce]] [[Carbon Dioxide]] and [[Water]].
: [[Ethanol]] + [[Oxygen]] → [[Carbon Dioxide]] + [[Water]]
==Key Stage 4==
'''Ethanol''' is a type of [[alcohol]] [[molecule]] with [[Chemical Formula|chemical formula]] C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH.
'''Ethanol''' is also referred to commonly as '''alcohol''', though it is only one type of [[alcohol]].
===Alcohol/Ethanol and Disease===
: '''Alcohol''' is a [[Risk Factor|risk factor]] in [[liver]] [[disease]], [[pancreas]] [[disease]], [[diabetes]] and [[cancer]].
===About Ethanol===
: [[Ethanol]] is a [[transparent]] [[liquid]] ([[STP]]).
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:125px; text-align:center;" |[[Chemical Formula]] (C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+2</sub>)
| style="height:20px; width:125px; text-align:center;" |[[Structural Formula]]
| style="height:20px; width:125px; text-align:center;" |[[Structural Diagram]]
| style="height:20px; width:125px; text-align:center;" |[[Ball and Stick Model]]
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| style="height:20px; width:125px; text-align:center;" |C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH
| style="height:20px; width:125px; text-align:center;" |CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH
|[[File:StructuralDiagramEthanol.png|center|125px]]
|[[File:BallandStickEthanol.png|center|125px]]
|}
: [[Ethanol]] can be [[oxidise]]d to [[product|produce]] [[Carbon Dioxide]] and [[Water]].
: [[Ethanol]] + [[Oxygen]] → [[Carbon Dioxide]] + [[Water]]
: <chem>2CH3OH + 3O2 -> 2CO2 + 4H2O</chem>