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Difference between isopropyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol

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Both alcohols are flammable, and both are used as disinfectants. There are varying grades of both in terms of purity, ethanol is more widely used in wet laboratories whereas isopropyl alcohol is preferentially used to disinfect electronic devices.

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