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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

how to detect methyl alchol in a mixture of alcohols?

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11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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11 Years ago
alcohol can be separated from methyl alcohol chemically by adding anhydrous calcium chloride which forms complex with methanol but not with alcohol.Then the crystalline complex may be filtered and heated to get back methanol while the residue of the filtration remains as alcohol