What is c2h5oh and the difference between it and c2h6o

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-Physical condition: C₂H₅OH is liquid; CH₃OCH₃ is a gas.
-Reactivity: C₂H₅ reacts with sodium (Na) metallic, releasing H₂ and forming the sodium  ethoxide, Na (+) C₂H₅-O (-) (C₂H₅ONa).CH₃OCH₃ no reacts with sodium.-water solubility: C₂H₅OH dissolves in any proportionCH₃OCH₃ is poorly soluble in H₂O.
-polarity: C₂H₅OH is very polar, form hydrogen bonds.CH₃OCH₃ is little polar, doesn't have H available to form hydrogen bridge.
Write C₂H₆O may cause ambiguity because there are 2 different substances with this formula:-ethyl alcohol or ethanol = CH₃---CH₂---H
methyl ether = CH₃---O---CH₃

If you label a bottle only with C₂H₆O, will be very difficult to know if the compound is methyl ether or ethanol, which can be very dangerous in the laboratory. As only the ethanol C₂H₅OH is structured, it is convenient to use preferably this formula. For the methyl ether, it is more efficient to use the formula CH₃OCH₃.

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Half-life is the time required for the amount of a sample to half its value.
To calculate this, we will use the following formulas:
1. (1/2)^(n) = x,
where:
n - a number of half-lives
x - a remained fraction of a sample

2. t_(1/2) = (t)/(n)
where:
t_(1/2) - half-life
t - total time elapsed
n - a number of half-lives

So, we know:
t = 10 min
t_(1/2) = 2.5 min

We need:
n = ?
x = ?

We could first use the second equation to calculate n:
If:
t_(1/2) = (t)/(n),
Then: 
n = (t)/( t_(1/2) )
⇒ n = (10 min)/(2.5 min)
⇒ n=4

Now we can use the first equation to calculate the remained fraction of the sample.
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⇒ x=(1/2)^4
x= (1)/(16)

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