Trivial name of methanol is _________ .

wood spirit

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methyl alcohol

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wood alcohol

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all of the above

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The correct option is D all of the above
Methanol is known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirit because it was once produced as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood.

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Trivial name of methanol is _________ .

The correct option is D all of the aboveMethanol is known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirit because it was once produced as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood.

The correct option is D all of the above
Methanol is known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirit because it was once produced as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood.