Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Chemistry

Question:

What is denatured spirit? 

Options:

Ethanol only

Ethanol and methanol (50%)

Ethanol and methanol (5%)

Methanol only

Correct Answer:

Ethanol and methanol (5%)

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3. Ethanol and methanol (5%).

Ethanol is an important industrial solvent. To prevent the misuse of ethanol produced for industrial use, it is made unfit for drinking by adding poisonous substances like methanol to it. Dyes are also added to colour the alcohol blue so that it can be identified easily. This is called denatured alcohol.