Question

Percentage of alcohol in beer is ______

(a) 8-10% alcohol

(b) 95% alcohol

(c) 10-15% alcohol

(d) 50% alcohol

This question was posed to me in an internship interview.

My enquiry is from Natural Products topic in section Natural Products of Chemical Technology

Answer 1

Right option is (a) 8-10% alcohol

To elaborate: 8-10% alcohol in fermented liquor is called beer. Azeotropic alcohol-water mixture contains 95% ethanol. 50-60% alcohol is taken from the beer still.