MATH 1550 : Quiz 2
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*alcohol has been associated with a few things in our society: good times/being social (partying, having fun, self-destructiveness (escape, religious ceremonies, medical use (before pain killers were invented) *alcohol is the most popular and widely used drug in the history of man kind; despite the attempt to outlaw. *effects of alcohol are directly related to chemical reactions in blood, the way it is metabolized. *since alcohol is a depressant, it causes chemical things in your body that leads you to feel different. *the alcohol that gets you drunk is called ethyl (the only type of alcohol you can drink: rubbing alcohol on your body is isopropyl alcohol, gas is called methanol (wood alcohol) *in a beer, you usually have between 3 and 5% ethyl alcohol. *in wine, you have between 9 and 20% ethyl alcohol. *in hard liquor, you have between 35-50% ethyl alcohol. *specific amount of alcohol is called the proof .
