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CH3OH is an alcohol, in particular methyl alcohol or methanol. The OH is the alcohol functional group.

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What hydrocarbon is CH3OH?

CH3OH, or methanol, is an organic compound. It is also known as wood alcohol and is both highly flammable and toxic.


Is CH3OH an example of a hydrocarbon?

Methanol. CH4 is Methane. OH is an alcohol (so you ad the "ol" ending). So you get: Methane + ol --> Methanol. It is a poisonous alcohol commonly synthesized from methane gas (natural gas), typically of petroleum origin, but also possible from natural "biogas". It is used in "racing fuel", biodiesel production, as well as a solvent.


What is the chemical formula for an alcohol?

An example is methanol, CH3OH.


Ch3oh is a base or an acid?

CH3OH is neither an acid or a base, nor is it a salt. It is an alcohol, and even though it ends in OH, it does not dissociate in water. You can tell an alcohol by the hydrocarbon group CH3, making it an organic compound.


What compound is more polar ch3ch2ch2ch2ch2ch2ch2oh ch3ch2ch2ch2oh or ch3oh how do you know?

The compound ch3ch2ch2ch2ch2ch2ch2oh is the most polar because it has the longest carbon chain with an -OH group, which increases its polarity due to hydrogen bonding. Shorter chains like ch3ch2ch2ch2oh and ch3oh are less polar as they have shorter hydrocarbon chains.


Chemical makeup of alcohol?

Alcohols consist of Hydroxyl group, -OH and Alkyl or hydrocarbon chain. for example alcohol C1 : CH3OH methyl alcohol alcohol C2 : C2H5OH ethyl alcohol C3 propyl C4 butyl C5 pen C6 hex ... so on


What kind of hydrocarbon is butane?

it is an example of an alkane (with four carbon atoms)


Is CH3OH a element?

No, CH3OH is not an element. It is a compound with the chemical formula CH3OH, which represents methanol, a type of alcohol.


What is the balanced equation for CO plus H2---CH3OH?

Co + 2h2 -> ch3oh All letters capitals!


Is CH3OH a Lewis acid or base?

CH3OH is a Lewis base.


What is an example of hydrocarbon?

Methane Or Ethane Or Butane Or Hexane


Example of an aromatic hydrocarbon?

Benzene, cyclic C6H6