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Identify the correct set representing properties of Methanol.

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  1. Colourless, volatile, poisonous, miscible

  2. Colourless, volatile, non-poisonous, miscible

  3. Colourless, volatile, poisonous, immiscible

  4. Colourless, non-volatile, poisonous, miscible

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Methanol is a light, volatile, colorless, miscible, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar to that of ethanol (drinking alcohol).

Destructive distillation of wood in the laboratory will result in the formation of :

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  1. Ethanol

  2. Methane

  3. Methanol

  4. Butane

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Methanol acquired the name "wood spirit" because it was once produced chiefly as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood.

Methanol is never stored in aluminium vessel because:

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  1. it reacts with aluminium forming toxic gas

  2. it results in explosion

  3. it corrodes the the metal by destroying its oxide layer

  4. aluminium reduces methanol to methane

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Aluminum and its alloys resist most alcohols, however, some alcohols like methanol can be very corrosive when  extremely dry, especially at elevated temperatures.

Methanol is a:

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  1. yellow coloured liquid

  2. brown coloured liquid

  3. colourless liquid

  4. blue coloured liquid

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Methanol is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar to that of ethanol (drinking alcohol).

Which of the following does NOT involve application of Methanol?

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  1. As a solvent

  2. As an anti-freeze in pipelines

  3. In consumable liquor

  4. In Windshield washer fluid

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Methanol is toxic in nature and very unfit for drinking purposes.Its consumption can lead to early blindness and further causing death.

Methanol is called as Marine Methanol beacuse:

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  1. it is an essential compound for marine life

  2. it is mostly obtained from deep sea bed

  3. it is used as a marine fuel

  4. it serves as a signal indicator for big ships on burning

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Currently, methanol is being developed and utilized as a marine fuel. Interest in methanol as a ship fuel is growing in response to international regulatory changes and cost advantages relative to other fuels. Methanol is an alternative which is sulphur free, has low emissions; perhaps three to four times cheaper than marine distillate fuel; and has a higher score on the International Martine Organization (IMO) energy efficiency design index (EEDI)than LNG or diesel. Globally, Methanol is already in widespread production (~70 million tons per annum) for a multitude of chemical and energy applications, and is one of the world’s most widely shipped chemicals.

The other name for Syngas is:

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  1. Producer gas

  2. Water gas

  3. Tear gas

  4. Fuel gas

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Syngas is also called as water gas which is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

Trivial name of methanol is _________ .

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  1. wood spirit

  2. methyl alcohol

  3. wood alcohol

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

From methyl alcohol we get:

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  1. bakelite, a hard plastic

  2. the rubber neoprene

  3. the plastic perspex

  4. sponge rubber

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Solution:- (A) bakelite, a hard plastic.

Explanation:-
Methyl alcohol on reaction with formaldehyde at room temperature and pressure gives bakelite.

The compound (s) used as an antifreeze in radiators of automobiles is/are?

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  1. methyl alcohol

  2. ethyl alcohol

  3. ethyl alcohol + water

  4. methyl alcohol + water

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Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

Anitfreeze agents work to prevent the vehicle from overheating in summers and freezing in winters. The anifreeze agents used are ;ethyl alcohol + water and methyl alcohol + water.