Q. 26 What is denatured alcohol?
Alcohol is used in large quantities in the manufacture of alcoholic liquors. Its continuous use damages the various vital organs. Therefore, to refrain the people from drinking
alcohol, heavy excise duty is levied on the sale of alcoholic beverages. But, it is used in various industries as it is a very good solvent.
Therefore, industrial alcohol must be cheap. Thus, to provide cheaper alcohol to industries and to refrain people from drinking alcohol, it is mixed with some copper sulphate, pyridine,
methyl alcohol or acetone.
Alcohol is made unfit for drinking by mixing some quantity of any of these substances in it. This is called denatured alcohol.
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