Ethanol is denatured (made unfit for human consumption) by adding a poisonous substance. Identify it.

Tartaric acid

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Methyl alcohol

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Acetic acid

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Stearic acid

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Solution

The correct option is D Methyl alcohol
Methanol (methyl alcohol - $C H_{3} O H$ ) is added to ethanol in order to make it unfit for drinking purpose. This mixture of methanol and ethanol is called denatured alcohol.

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