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Why 70 percent alchohal is more effective than 100 percent?

100% alcohol is more effective because of the more alcohol concentration in the drink.


Why is 70 percent isopropyl alcohol more expansive than 40 percent isopropyl alcohol?

It is difficult and expensive to refine anything to 100% purity. Best to use 70% as it is just as effective and cost a whole lot less.


Why 70 percent alcohol is used for sterilization not 100 percent?

First of all, because technological limits mean that we can only get alcohol at a purity of about 90%. 90% alcohol is also far more expensive than 70%, so it is more cost effective to use 70%. Ignoring all of that, the main reason is that 70% alcohol works just fine and sterilizes object very well.70%alcohol is the efficient concentration to denature the protein.


Why 70 percent ethyl alcohol is used rather than 90 percent or 95 percent?

70% alcohol has been found to be more effective in killing microbes.Higher and lower concentration may not be as effective.90% alcohol coagulate proteins in contact.suppose 90% alcohol is poured over one celled organism,the alcohol penetrate the cellwall of the organism.the coagulated protein would then prevent the alcohol further from the cell and no more coagulation then take place.now,if 70% alcohol is added into one celled organism.The diluted alcohol also coagulates the protein, but at a slower rate,so that it penetrates all the cell before coagulation.Then all the cell coagulated and the organism died.


What fraction of 10 percent alcohol should be mixed with 70 percent alcohol to obtain 50 percent alcohol?

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Why 40 percent alcohol cheaper than 70 percent alcohol?

Because the concentration of alcohol is lower; you pay the alcohol not the water.


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What percent of car crashes involve alcohol?

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Is 70 percent isopropyl alcohol a mixture?

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How much 95 percent alcohol must be used to prepare 1000 ml of 70 percent alcohol?

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