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70% alcohol means in hundred parts of it, 70 parts are pure alcohol, rest is water.

95% means 95 parts of pure alcohol in 100 parts, so 5 parts of water.

It depends on the usage.

As a solvent, 95% would be preferred.

As antiseptic, both can be used, 75% being more common as medicinal spirit.

For consumption, fairly dilute concentrations are preferred. Above 43% are rare so both the above concentrations are dangerous for consumption.

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