Question

Alcohols are organic compounds that contain a. carbon and oxygen only. c. carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. b. carbon and hydrogen only. d. carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen.

Answer 1

C
I think that it is carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen

Answer 2

Answer: Option (c) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Compounds which contain carbon and hydrogen atoms are known as organic compounds.

As general chemical formula of alcohols is R-OH, where R = any alkyl or aryl group.

For example,
`CH_(2)CH_(2)OH` is known as ethanol and it is an alcohol as it contains the functional group "-OH".

So, alcohols contains elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Thus, we can conclude that alcohols are organic compounds that contain carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.