2019 · Q16
Which one of the following is known as Wood Spirit?
general-sciencechemistry
- AMethanol
- BEthanol
- CFormaldehyde
- DAcetaldehyde
Explanation
Methanol (CH3OH) is traditionally called wood spirit because it was first obtained by the destructive distillation of wood. Ethanol is grain or rectified spirit; formaldehyde and acetaldehyde are aldehydes, not alcohols. So A.