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Is methanol an alcohol

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

It is considered as methyl alcohol and wood alcohol

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How can one test alcohol for methanol content?

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Is ethanol also known as methyl alcohol?

Methanol is known as methyl alcohol. Methanol's scientific name is where the "alcohol" variant name has come from. Essentially, alcohol and methanol is the same thing, however there are different types of alcohol.


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What compounds are found in methanol?

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Difference between methanol and ethanol?

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What is used in alcohol- methanol or ethanol?

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Is methanol a primary alcohol?

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What does CH30H stand for?

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Is LiOH a salt?

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