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When I remove a dot of ink from my hand with a bit of rubbing alcohol, where does the ink "go"?

Does it just get spread out really thinly so that it's not noticeable any more?  Or does it get dissolved in the alcohol and evaporate into the air?  Or does something else happen?
gpt
> Or does it get dissolved in the alcohol

Yes.

> Does it just get spread out really thinly so that it's not noticeable any more?

Yes!

> and evaporate into the air?

No.

The alcohol acts as a solvent, and the ink gets dissolved in it. The alcohol dilutes the ink, and if you're using an alcohol pad, the pad ends up absorbing the ink and alcohol. If you pour alcohol from the bottle onto your hand, the alcohol will either wash off (down the sink drain) carrying the ink with it, or if it all stays on your hand it'll just spread the ink really thinly. The ink, however, does not evaporate. The alcohol will evaporate and leave the ink behind -- just spread more thinly than it originally was.