• Earthwormjim91@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    But, it’s not. Alcohol is not a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, nor a substance dissolved into another.

    It’s its own chemical category of one or more hydroxyl groups bound to a saturated carbon atom.

      • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Exactly. If you’re gonna make a chemistry joke, at least get it right.

        Something like “Alcohol isn’t a solution, but it can be a solvent for the right problem” would be clever and true.