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| Q. |
Wood spirit is – |
| A. | Methyl alcohol |
| B. | Ethyl alcohol |
| C. | Butyl alcohol |
| D. | Propyl alcohol |
| Answer» A. Methyl alcohol | |
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Explanation: Methanol is also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits. It acquired the name "wood alcohol" because it was once produced chiefly as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood. Modern methanol is produced in a catalytic industrial process directly from carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen. |
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