The active ingredient of all alcoholic drinks is ethanol.
Uses of ethanol:
-In medical wipes/swabs and antibacterial hand sanitisers.
-In body lotions as preservatives and stabilizer of its ingredients.
When ethanol reacts with-
Sodium metal- 2C₂H₅⁻OH + 2Na → 2C₂H₅ONa + H₂
Hot concentrated sulphuric acid- C₂H₅⁻OH + H₂SO₄(Conc) → CH₂=CH₂ + H₂O