Is ethanol and isopropyl alcohol the same?

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asked Dec 19, 2019 in Science by paulemar (320 points)
Is ethanol and isopropyl alcohol the same?

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answered Dec 22, 2019 by Jaybird (12,310 points)
Yes both ethanol and isopropyl alcohol are essentially the same.

The alcohols ethanol and isopropyl alcohol are both in the same alcohol family and have similar disinfectant properties.

However ethanol and isopropyl alcohol are a bit different in what they contain and how they are made with one being able to be consumed while the other not being able to be consumed.

Ethanol is a type of alcohol that you can drink without seriously harming yourself, and then only if it hasn't been denatured or doesn't contain toxic impurities.

Isopropyl alcohol should not be drank as it can kill or at least seriously harm you.

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