MCQ
Methyl alcohol can be distinguished from ethyl alcohol using
  • A
    Fehling solution
  • B
    Schiff's reagent
  • Sodium hydroxide and iodine
  • D
    Phthalein fusion test

Answer

Correct option: C.
Sodium hydroxide and iodine
c
(c)${{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\underset{\text{Iodoform}\,\text{test}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{NaOH/{{I}_{2}}}}}\,CH{{I}_{3}}\,(\text{yellow}\,\text{ppt})$

$C{{H}_{3}}OH\xrightarrow{NaOH/{{I}_{2}}}\text{No}\,ppt$

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