Hello everyone,
I thought that I would talk about the effects of alcohol today since you all will probably join a circle and have a nomikai. In chemistry, alcohol refers to an organic compound that includes a hydroxy atom. What we drink as alcohol is called ethanol(C2H5OH). When this goes in our body, it goes into the liver. The liver breaks it down into a compound called acetaldehyde(CH3CHO). This substance is very toxic and is the reason why people go drunk. So the liver breaks it down again into acetic acid(CH3COOH).If you take too much alcohol, drink a lot of water to get the alcohol out by urine.
Hope you guys enjoyed this simple chemistry class.
