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Wood spirit is known as...

Wood spirit is known as

A

methanol

B

ethanol

C

acetone

D

benzene

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A
Methanol is also referred as wood alcohol or wood spirit or wood naphtha as the earliest method for its preparation was by destructive distillation of wood.
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  • Wood spirit is obtained by catalytic reaction of water gas with hydrogen at 200-300^(@)C . The catalyst used is:

    A
    Ni
    B
    `ZnO-Cr_(2)O_(3)`
    C
    Cu
    D
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    A
    Afforestation
    B
    Energy plantation
    C
    Energy cropping
    D
    Deforestation

  • The wood of gymnosperms is known as soft wood because

    A
    It is very soft
    B
    It appears lik a sponge
    C
    It can be bent easily
    D
    It does not possess vessels

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