Methyl alcohol is toxic. The reason assigned is [RPET 2000]
It stops respiratory track
It reacts with nitrogen and formsCN-in the lungs
It increases CO2 content in the blood
It is a reduction product of formaldehyde
Methyl alcohol can be distinguished from ethyl alcohol using [KCET 1984; BHU 2000]
The product of the following reaction :
[RPET 2000]