Question

What type of bonding is found in methanol?

Answer 1

1. Methanol or methyl alcohol is an organic compound.
2. It contains an alcohol functional group and has the formula ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{OH}$.
3. Covalent bonding is present in this molecule as the bond formation takes place by sharing of electrons.

1. It is a polar molecule and there also exists hydrogen bonding in polar molecules.
2. Due to the presence of the electronegative element oxygen, there is the presence of hydrogen bonding.
3. The extent of hydrogen bonding is explained by the Coulombic interaction between the electronegative atom of one molecule and the hydrogen atom of another molecule.