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Give the structural formula of ethanol.

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Give the structural formula of ethanol.

Draw the structural formula for the following compound:

Ethanol

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\[\begin{array}{c c c c c c c c c} & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{H} & & & & \\[-2pt] & & \big| & & \big| & & & & \\[-2pt] \mathrm{H} & \!-\! & \mathrm{C} & \!-\! & \mathrm{C} & \!-\! & \mathrm{O} & \!-\! & \mathrm{H} \\[-2pt] & & \big| & & \big| & & & & \\[-2pt] & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{H} & & & & \end{array}\]

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