Question

Wine contains:
A) $C{H_3}OH$
B) ${C_2}{H_5}OH$
C) ${C_6}{H_5}OH$
D) Glucose

Answer 1

Hint: To solve this question, we must first understand how wine is made. Then we need to assess the compounds that are used in the formation of wine and then only we can conclude the correct answer.


Complete answer:
Before we move forward with the solution of this given question, let us first understand some basic concepts:
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grape juice. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and heat. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different styles of wine. These variations result from the complex interactions between the biochemical development of the grape, the reactions involved in fermentation, the grape's growing environment (terroir), and the production process.
Now, observe all the given options. You will observe that all of these contain hydroxyl-functional groups, but not all of them are used in the production of wine.
Since, the wine is made by the product of fermentation and the major compound obtained from fermentation is ethanol.
And the amount of ethanol obtained and the quality of wine is dependent on the duration of fermentation.

Hence the correct option is (B).


Note:Wine contains ethyl alcohol, the intoxicating chemical in beer and distilled spirits. Different concentrations of alcohol in the human body have different effects on a person. The effects of wine depend on the amount of it consumed, the span of time over which consumption takes place, the amount of alcohol in the wine, and the amount of food eaten, among other factors.