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Asked by Atith Adhikari · 2 years ago

Differentiate: Monohydric alcohol and Dihydric alcohol

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Arpit Sundas Arpit Sundas · 1 year ago
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Differences between monohydric alcohol and dihydric alcohol are:

Monohydric AlcoholDihydric Alcohol
The alcohol having only one (-OH) group in the compound is called monohydric alcohol.The alcohol having two hydroxyl group(-OH) in one compound is called dihydric alcohol.
It is formed by replacing one hydrogen atom of alkane by one hydroxyl group(-OH).It is formed by the replacement of two hydrogen atoms from alkane by two hydroxyl groups(-OH).
They can be represented by a general formula CnH2n+1OH.They can be represented by a general formula CnH2n(OH)2
For example: Ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH)For example: Ethylene glycol [C2H4(OH)2]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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