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Ethanol (alcohol)

C2H5OH 

Usually, the molecular structure of ethanol looks like this…

Ethanol or alcohol is a flammable liquid that is consumed…

But it can be rearranged so that it looks a little bit like a drunk poodle (alcohol).                 

 Ethyl the drunk poodle

Ethanol memory aid

To help you remember the formula for ethanol, here’s a bottle of Pooch, a poodle-themed bespoke ale (alcohol)

 Yes, ethanol is a drunk poodle.

 

 

NOTE: See Hydrocarbons to learn how to remember the formula for ethanol.

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