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No it is a chemical compound, methanol, CH3OH

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What other compounds are in wood alcohol?

Pure wood alcohol is methanol, but as all alcohols are hygroscopic it cannot exist long in that state but will always be mixed with some water.Wood alcohol sold in a store may contain additives or contaminants also.


What is the chemical name for wood alcohol?

'Alcohol' , chemically, is a collective name for a list of substances with the '-OH' functional group. The following are some alcohols.;- Methanol, Ethanol, Propanol Butanol Pentanol Hexanol et. seq. There are many more alcohols. I suspect that you are thinking of the 'alcohol' that is in beers, wines and spirits.. The chemical formula for ethanol is 'CH3CH2OH'. That alcohol is ethanol, archaically, 'ethyl alcohol'. The other alcohols listed above cannot be consumed by humans.


What is alcohol a compound or element?

It is a compound, because an element, such as hydrogen, and another, such as oxygen are in Ethyl Alcohol.


What elements form wood alcohol?

Alcohol is a compound of Hydrogen, Oxygen and Carbon. in the case of wood alcohol it has methylated spirits it is derived from wood or wood products such as cellulose. Wood Alcohol, of football song fame, is NOT intended for human consumption, and one glass could cause total blindness in some cases, talk of blind drunk It is no laughing matter, Ok for paints, not people,... as we too become Denatured. Leave it alone!


What other elements are in wood alcohol compound?

Wood alcohol, also known as methanol, is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Its chemical formula is CH3OH.