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Question
The organic compound mixed with ethanol to make it spurious is ______.
Options
Methanol
Methanoic acid
Methanal
Ethanoic acid
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Solution
The organic compound mixed with ethanol to make it spurious is methanol.
Explanation:
Methanol (CH3OH) is an organic compound that is toxic and is sometimes illegally mixed with ethanol to increase quantity in alcoholic beverages. This process makes the ethanol spurious (unsafe) and can cause blindness or even death when consumed.
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