Alcohols are commonly identified by their -oh hydroxyl group. however, what is the proper nomenclature when it is part of a compound? surely not every compound with a hydroxyl group is an alcohol. but, is the hydroxyl group itself considered an alcohol? or is it considered just a hydroxyl group? basically, when would you consider the -oh to be an alcohol compared to just being a plain ol' hydroxyl group? does it have to do with whether or not it forms aldehyde when it is oxidized?

The following reaction shows the products when sulfuric acid and aluminum hydroxide react. al(oh)3 + h2so4 → al2(so4)3 + h2o the table shows the calculated amounts of reactants and products when the reaction was conducted in a laboratory. sulfuric acid aluminum hydroxide initial amount of reactant 40 g 15 g theoretical yield of water from reactant 14.69 g 10.38 g what is the approximate amount of the leftover reactant? 11.73 g of sulfuric acid 10.33 g of sulfuric acid 11.12 g of aluminum hydroxide 13.67 g of aluminum hydroxide