Chemistry
Ethyl alcohol is a colourless liquid. It is used as a major constituent in alcoholic beverages and also in the manufacture of many chemicals. When a Chemical Manufacturing Unit ordered ethyl alcohol, they were supplied with a purple-coloured alcohol instead of a colourless one.
State the reason and the purpose of this colour change.
Organic Chemistry
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A coloured dye is added to ethyl alcohol to denature it so as to prevent the misuse (consumption) of alcohol.
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