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Question
Give the structure of the second member of the alcohol group.
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H\phantom{...}H}\phantom{..}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H - C - C - OH}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{\underset{Ethanol}{H\phantom{...}H}\phantom{..}}\\
\end{array}\]
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