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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why is hydroxyl important in ethanol?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Without a hydroxyl group bonded to one of the two carbon atoms, the molecule would simply be ethane.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Because hydroxyl group is the alcohol functional group which is the one that is responsible for the characteristics of ethanol

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