The first member of alcohol series is :

H C O H

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C H_{3} O H

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C H_{2} O H

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C H_{3} C H_{2} O H

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The correct option is C $C H_{3} O H$
Methanol $C H_{3} O H$ , also called methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, or wood spirit, the simplest of a long series of organic compounds called alcohols, consisting of a methyl group $C H_{3}$ linked with a hydroxy group $O H$ . Methanol was formally produced by the destructive distillation of wood.

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