Chemistry · Toxicity of Alcohols
Methanol is highly toxic to human health primarily because:
- 1methanol directly coagulates cellular protoplasm upon absorption.
- 2methanol gets oxidized to methanal (formaldehyde) in the liver, which coagulates cellular protoplasm.✓
- 3methanol gets oxidized to acetic acid in the liver, which coagulates cellular protoplasm.
- 4methanol is oxidized to carbon monoxide in the liver, preventing oxygen uptake.
Correct answer
methanol gets oxidized to methanal (formaldehyde) in the liver, which coagulates cellular protoplasm.
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